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aoibh.

form, beauty

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈiːvʲ/
  1. form, beauty

    feminine · literary
  2. smile; pleasant expression

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish oíph, oíb (“semblance, appearance, beauty”), from Proto-Celtic *oɸibā (“beauty; appearance”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁opi-bʰeh₂-, a compound of the root *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”) prefixed with *h₁opi-. Cognate with Sanskrit अभिभा (abhibhā, “inauspicious omen”).

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