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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
According to MacBain the original meaning was "being before" and is composed of *ɸro- (“before”) and root *bu- (“to be”) from *bʰuH-.
Noun
rubha m (genitive singular rubha, plural rubhannan)
- headland, promontory
Synonyms
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “rudha”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN