ciabhag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From ciabh +‎ -ag. Cognate with Irish ciabhóg.

Noun

ciabhag f (genitive singular ciabhaig, plural ciabhagan)

  1. curl, lock, ringlet, tress
  2. whisker
    1. (Colonsay, Jura, Islay, Gigha) beard
      Synonym: feusag
  3. (of an oar) grommet
    Synonym: ciabhag-ràimh

Derived terms

  • ciabhag-choille f (“woodlark”)

Mutation

Mutation of ciabhag
radical lenition
ciabhag chiabhag

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

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