faobh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish fodb. Possible cognate with Ancient Greek ὠθέω (ōthéō, “push”). MacBain also suggests a possible connection with Ancient Greek ἄεθλον (áethlon, “war prize”) and English wager, but these are generally considered to be from different roots in current literature.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɯːv/

Noun

faobh m (genitive singular faoibh, plural faoibh)

  1. spoils, booty (especially of a dead person)
  2. windfall

Derived terms
  • faobh a' chogaidh (“spoils of war”)
  • faobhaich (“plunder, despoil, strip”, verb)

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

References
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “faobh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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