caib
Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]caib
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| caib | chaib | gcaib |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Noun
[edit]caib m
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| caib | chaib |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Closely resembles Scottish Gaelic caibe (“mattock”), but deriving the -b- in both Gaelic and Welsh from a common inherited source is difficult. Given that the Gaelic word is not found in Irish, it is possible to postulate that the Gaelic word is a borrowing from a Brittonic substrate language.
Noun
[edit]caib m or f (plural ceibiau)
Derived terms
[edit]- ceibio (“mattock”, verb)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| caib | gaib | nghaib | chaib |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “caib”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies