clóbh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • clóbhas

Etymology

Borrowed from English clove.

Noun

clóbh m (genitive singular clóibh, nominative plural clóibh)

  1. clove

Declension

Declension of clóbh (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative clóbh cóibh
vocative a chóibh a chlóbha
genitive cóibh clóbh
dative clóbh cóibh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an clóbh na cóibh
genitive an chóibh na gclóbh
dative leis an gclóbh
don chlóbh
leis na cóibh

Derived terms

  • crann clóbh m (clove tree)
  • ola chlóbh f (clove oil)

Mutation

Mutated forms of clóbh
radical lenition eclipsis
clóbh chlóbh gclóbh

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

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