gabor

See also: Gabor and Gábor

Middle Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

gabor

  1. white, light-hued, bright

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

gabor f

  1. (poetic) horse, mare (especially a white one)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
gaborgabor
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ngabor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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): /ˈɡavor/

Noun

gabor m (genitive gabair)

  1. goat

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative gabor gaborL gabairL
Vocative gabair gaborL gabruH
Accusative gaborN gaborL gabruH
Genitive gabairL gabor gaborN
Dative gaborL gabraib gabraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: gabhar
  • Manx: goayr
  • Scottish Gaelic: gobhar

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
gabor gabor
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ngabor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Gabor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.bor/

Noun

gabor m (plural gabori)

  1. (Transylvania) a fool, a stupid person
  2. (slang) a cop

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡâːbor/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧bor

Noun

gȃbor m (Cyrillic spelling га̑бор)

  1. hideous or disgusting person or thing; eyesore, freak, monstrosity

Declension

References

  • gabor” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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