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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish idbart, verbal noun of ad·opair. By surface analysis, ìobair + -t.
Pronunciation
Noun
ìobairt f (genitive singular ìobairte, plural ìobairtean)
- sacrifice, offering
Derived terms
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap