ubh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish og,[1] from Proto-Celtic *āwyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɞvˠ/[2]
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ɔvˠ/[3]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɨ̞vʲ/, /ɨ̞fʲ/[4] (corresponding to the form uibh)

Noun

ubh f (genitive singular uibhe, nominative plural uibheacha) or
ubh m (genitive singular uibh, nominative plural uibhe)

  1. (biology, zoology) egg

Usage notes

This word is normally feminine and follows the second declension, as shown in the first table below. The archaic masculine declension shown in the second table below is used especially in place names (e.g., Gort na nUbh (Gortnanuv), Co. Limerick, Munster).

Declension

Declension of ubh (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ubh uibheacha
vocative a ubh a uibheacha
genitive uibhe uibheacha
dative ubh
uibh (archaic, dialectal) 		uibheacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ubh na huibheacha
genitive na huibhe na n-uibheacha
dative leis an ubh
leis an uibh (archaic, dialectal)
don ubh
don uibh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na huibheacha
Archaic masculine declension
Declension of ubh (irregular)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ubh uibhe
vocative a ubh a uibhe
genitive uibh ubh
dative ubh uibhe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-ubh na huibhe
genitive an uibh na n-ubh
dative leis an ubh
don ubh 		leis na huibhe

Derived terms

  • blaosc uibhe f (“eggshell”)
  • gealacán uibhe m (“egg white, albumen”)
  • ubh Chásca (Easter egg)
  • ubh-bheobhreitheach (“ovoviviparous”, adjective)
  • ubh-bhreitheach (“oviparous”, adjective)
  • ubhach (“oval”, adjective)
  • ubhaducht m (“oviduct”)
  • ubhagán m (“ovary”)
  • ubhán m (“ovum”)
  • ubhchruth m (“oval”)
  • ubhchruthach (“egg-shaped, oval”, adjective)
  • ubhchupán m (“egg-cup”)
  • ubhlonnaitheoir m (“ovipositor”)
  • ubhsceith (“ovulate”, verb)
  • ubhsceitheadh m (“ovulation”)
  • ubhthoradh m (“eggplant”)
  • uibheagán m (“omelette”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ubh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ubh n-ubh hubh t-ubh

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 og”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 180, page 91
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 207
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 98, page 39

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

ubh m (genitive singular uibhe, plural uibhean)

  1. alternative spelling of ugh

Mutation

Mutation of ubh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ubh n-ubh h-ubh t-ubh

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

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly, The Illustrated Gaelic Dictionary, 1902, p. 989.
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