rubha

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

According to MacBain the original meaning was "being before" and is composed of *ɸro- (“before”) and root *bu- (“to be”) from *bʰuH-.

Noun

rubha m (genitive singular rubha, plural rubhannan)

1. headland, promontory

Synonyms

• àird
• sròn

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “rudha”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN