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tarbh.

bull (adult male bovine)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt̪ˠɑɾˠəvˠ/Munster/ˈt̪ˠaɾˠəvˠ/Connacht[ˈt̪ˠaːɾˠəw]Connacht, Cois-Fharraige/ˈt̪ˠaɾˠuː/Connacht

  1. bull (adult male bovine)

    masculine

  2. bull (adult male of other large mammal species)

    masculine
    tarbh róin
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”) (compare Welsh tarw, Cornish tarow, Breton tarv, Gaulish taruos), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”) (compare Latin taurus).

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