robh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠo(h)/

Verb

robh

1. Ulster form of raibh

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rˠɔ/, or /rˠɔh/ when emphatic.
• Hyphenation: robh

Verb

cha robh

1. negative past of bi

   Cha robh an t-uisge blàth. ― The water wasn't warm.

Verb

an robh?

1. affirmative interrogative past of bi

   An robh thu toilichte? ― Were you happy?

Usage notes

• In highly colloquial speech can be shortened to robh, with the an being dropped.

Verb

nach robh?

1. negative interrogative past of bi

References

• Colin Mark (2003) “bi”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 75