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colbha.

edge (sharp terminating border; a margin; extreme verge), brink, border

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkolˠəvˠ/Connacht/ˈkɔlˠəwə/Ulster
  1. edge (sharp terminating border; a margin; extreme verge), brink, border

    masculine
    colbha cathrach
  2. surround (anything, such as a fence or border, that surrounds something)

    masculine
  3. outer edge of bed

    masculine
    colbha leapa
  4. bedhead (vertical panel or board at the end of a bed where the pillow is placed; that end itself)

    masculine
  5. kerb (edge between pavement and roadway)

    masculine
    colbha bóthair
    colbha cosáin
  6. ridge (chain of mountains or hills)

    masculine · obsolete
  7. sceptre

    masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish colba.

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