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Middle Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
gabor
- white, light-hued, bright
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Noun
gabor f
- (poetic) horse, mare (especially a white one)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| gabor |
gabor
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngabor
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gabor ‘horse’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gabor ‘white’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *gabros (“he-goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“male hooved animal”). Cognate with Latin caper (“goat”) and Ancient Greek κάπρος (kápros, “wild boar”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gabor m (genitive gabair)
- goat
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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gabor
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gaborL
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gabairL
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| Vocative
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gabair
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gaborL
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gabruH
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| Accusative
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gaborN
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gaborL
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gabruH
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| Genitive
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gabairL
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gabor
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gaborN
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| Dative
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gaborL
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gabraib
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gabraib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| gabor
|
gabor
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
|
ngabor
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hungarian Gabor.
Pronunciation
Noun
gabor m (plural gabori)
- (Transylvania) a fool, a stupid person
- (slang) a cop
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡâːbor/
- Hyphenation: ga‧bor
Noun
gȃbor m (Cyrillic spelling га̑бор)
- hideous or disgusting person or thing; eyesore, freak, monstrosity
Declension
References
- “gabor” in Hrvatski jezični portal