Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

Perhaps from Old Irish cabóg (plundering). Compare also Irish cabhóg (hollow, gash), diminutive of cabha (hump).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

cabhag f (genitive singular cabhaig or cabhaige)

  1. haste, hurry
    Synonyms: deann, dian-ruith, sgoinn

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cabhag chabhag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “cabhag”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN