rubha

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

According to MacBain the original meaning was "being before" and is composed of *ɸro- (“before”) and root *bu- (“to be”) from *bʰuH-.

Noun

rubha m (genitive singular rubha, plural rubhannan)

headland, promontory

Synonyms

àird
sròn

References

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

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