cabhag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Perhaps from Old Irish cabóg (“plundering”). Compare also Irish cabhóg (“hollow, gash”), diminutive of cabha (“hump”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cabhag f (genitive singular cabhaig or cabhaige)

  1. haste, hurry
    Synonyms: deann, dian-ruith, sgoinn

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of cabhag
radical lenition
cabhag chabhag

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

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “cabhag”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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