taobh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tóeb, from Proto-Celtic *toibos.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠeːvˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠiːvˠ/, /t̪ˠiːw/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠiːw/, (older) /t̪ˠɯːw/

Noun

taobh m (genitive singular taoibh, nominative plural taobhanna) or
taobh f (genitive singular taoibhe, nominative plural taobha)

side, flank

Declension

Declension of taobh (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	taobh	taobhanna
vocative	a thaoibh	a thaobhanna
genitive	taoibh	taobhanna
dative	taobh	taobhanna

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an taobh	na taobhanna
genitive	an taoibh	na dtaobhanna
dative	leis an taobh don taobh	leis na taobhanna

Alternative declension

Declension of taobh (second declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	taobh	taobha
vocative	a thaobh	a thaobha
genitive	taoibhe	taobh
dative	taobh	taobha

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an taobh	na taobha
genitive	na taoibhe	na dtaobh
dative	leis an taobh don taobh	leis na taobha

Derived terms

aontaobhach (“unilateral”)
ar thaobh (“supporting, in favor of”)
bang thaoibh (“side-stroke”)
comhthaobhach (“collateral”)
d'aon taobh (“on one side”)
déthaobhach (“bilateral, double-sided”)
do thaobh (“sideways”)
fá dtaobh de (“about, around”)
i dtaobh (“about”)
i dtaobh go
i dtaobh is go (“because”)
i dtaobh le (“depending on”)
iltaobhach (“many-sided, multilateral”)
íostaobh (“downthrow”)
le taobh (“beside; besides”)
leataobh (“one side (of two); lay-by”)
ó thaobh féin de (“as far as ... is concerned”)
tabhair taobh le (“to rely on”)
taobh amuigh (“outside”)
taobh le
taobh le taobh (“side by side”)
taobh thall de (“beyond, on the other side of”)
taobh thiar de (“behind, at the back of”)
taobh thuas de (“above, on top of”)
taobh tíre (“countryside”)
taobh-altóir (“side-altar”)
taobh-bhachlóg (“lateral bud”)
taobh-bhalla (“side-wall”)
taobh-bhealach (“side-path”)
taobh-bhealach isteach (“side-entrance”)
taobh-bhord (“side-table”)
taobh-bhóthar (“side-road”)
taobh-bhuille (“side-stroke”)
taobhach (“lateral; trusting”)
taobhacht (“trustfulness; partiality”)
taobhagán (“hypotenuse”)
taobhaí (“supporter”)
taobhaigh (“side with, support”)
taobhán (“longitudinal beam”)
taobhdhoras (“side-door”)
taobhfhód (“lateral sod in potato ridge”)
taobhfort (“traverse”)
taobhingear (“square offset”)
taobhlach (“siding”)
taobhlampa (“side-lamp”)
taobhlíne (“side-line, touch-line”)
taobhmhaor (“linesman”)
taobhmhiosúr (“offset”)
taobhnocht (“bare-sided, naked”)
taobhradadh (“side-lash”)
taobhrian (“offset”)
taobhrighin (“sluggish, slothful”)
taobhroinn (“aisle”)
taobhshlabhra (“side-chain”)
taobhsholas (“side-light”)
taobhshráid (“side street”)
taobhshraonacht (“lateral deflection”)
taobhshuite (“side-mounted”)
taobhthreoracha (“lateral sights”)
taobhuaim (“side-seam”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *taobh*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
taobh	thaobh	dtaobh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “taeb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 155, page 79
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 244
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 304, page 58
^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 122, page 26
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , page 385
^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 242, page 54
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 127, page 49

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tóeb, from Proto-Celtic *toibos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪ʰɯːv/
(Lewis) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰɯːv/, /t̪ʰuː/, (unstressed) /t̪ʰu/
(Ross-shire, Sutherland, East Perthshire, Mid Argyll) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰuː/
(Strathspey) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰʊi/
(West Perthshire, eastern Argyll) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰɤː/

Noun

taobh m (genitive singular taoibh, plural taobhan)

side
way, direction

Derived terms

a thaobh (“concerning”)
an dàrna taobh (“to one side, aside”)
an taobh a-staigh a-muigh (“inside out”)
cuir an dàrna taobh (“put to one side”)
dà-thaobhach (“bilateral”, adjective)
ri taobh (“beside”)
taobh athar (“paternal”)
taobh màthar (“maternal”)
taobh-cheum (“digression”)
(of a book) taobh-duilleige (“page”)
taobhaich (“side”, verb)
(politics) taobhaiche (“partisan”)

Preposition

taobh

via

Verb

taobh (past thaobh, future taobhaidh, verbal noun taobhadh, past participle taobhte)

Mutation

Mutation of *taobh*
radical	lenition
taobh	thaobh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
^ 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

taobh

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

References

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Noun

Derived terms

Preposition

Verb

Mutation

References

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