cabhair

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cobair (help, assistance).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkauəɾʲ/, [ˈkaɯ̯ɪɾʲ]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /koːɾʲ/[1]

Noun

cabhair f (genitive singular cabhrach or cabhartha)

  1. help, aid, assistance
    Synonyms: cuidiú, cúnamh, fóirithint

Declension

As a fifth-declension noun:

As if it were a verbal noun:

As a second-declension noun (archaic):

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cabhair chabhair gcabhair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 18

Further reading

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