caib

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Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

caib

  1. genitive singular of cab

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caib chaib gcaib
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

caib m

  1. genitive singular of cab

Mutation

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

Welsh

Etymology

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

caib m or f (plural ceibiau)

  1. pickaxe
  2. mattock
    Synonym: batog

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
caib gaib nghaib chaib
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • 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
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