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Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish robud (“warning”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rabhadh m (genitive singular rabhaidh, nominative plural rabhaidh)
- warning, forewarning
- caution, warning
- Synonym: foláireamh
- (law enforcement) booking
- Synonym: foláireamh
- notice
Declension
Derived terms
References
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
rabhadh
- Cois Fharraige form of rabhthas
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rabhadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “robud, robad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “rabhadh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “rabhadh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish robud (“warning”).
Noun
rabhadh m (genitive singular rabhaidh)
- warning, alarm
- advice, instruction
- advertisement, notice
- example, precedent
- hint, caution
- memento
- proclamation
Derived terms
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “rabhadh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “robud, robad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language