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gabhar.

goat

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡɑuɾˠ/Munster/ˈɡɑuəɾˠ/Connacht/ɡoːɾˠ/Ulster

  1. goat

    masculine
    Cuir (culaith) s(h)íoda, ar ghabhar agus is gabhar i gcónaí é.
    Mura mbeadh agat ach gabhar bí i lár an aonaigh leis.

  2. scad, Carangidae spp.

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish gabor (“goat, horse”), 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”).

noun/ɡɑuɾˠ/Munster/ˈɡɑuəɾˠ/Connacht/ɡoːɾˠ/Ulster

  1. (white) horse

    feminine · literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish gabor (“goat, horse”), 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”).

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