gabor
Middle Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
gabor
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Noun
gabor f
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| gabor | gabor pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngabor |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gabor ‘horse’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gabor ‘white’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *gabros (“he-goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“male hooved animal”). Cognate with Latin caper (“goat”) and Ancient Greek κάπρος (kápros, “wild boar”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡaβor]
Noun
gabor m (genitive gabair)
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gabor | gaborL | gabairL |
| vocative | gabair | gaborL | gabruH |
| accusative | gaborN | gaborL | gabruH |
| genitive | gabairL | gabor | gaborN |
| dative | gaborL | gabraib | gabraib |
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| gabor | gabor pronounced with /ɣ-/ |
ngabor |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gabor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hungarian Gabor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.bor/
Noun
gabor m (plural gabori)
- (Transylvania) a fool, a stupid person
- (slang) a cop
- (Transylvania) a Roma person, particularly Hungarian-speaking
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | gabor | gaborul | gabori | gaborii | |
| genitive-dative | gabor | gaborului | gabori | gaborilor | |
| vocative | gaborule | gaborilor | |||
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡâːbor/
- Hyphenation: ga‧bor
Noun
gȃbor m anim (Cyrillic spelling га̑бор)
- hideous or disgusting person or thing; eyesore, freak, monstrosity
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gabor | gabori |
| genitive | gabora | gabora |
| dative | gaboru | gaborima |
| accusative | gabora | gabore |
| vocative | gabore | gabori |
| locative | gaboru | gaborima |
| instrumental | gaborom | gaborima |
References
- “gabor”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025