cabhag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰavak/

Noun

cabhag f (genitive singular cabhaig or cabhaige)

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

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cabhagchabhag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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