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tobann.

sudden, unexpected

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈt̪ˠɔbˠən̪ˠ/Connacht, Munster/ˈt̪ˠɞbˠən̪ˠ/Ulster

  1. sudden, unexpected

  2. hasty, quick

  3. precipitate (with a hasty impulse), rash, snap (done quickly and unexpectedly), abrupt (without notice)

  4. impetuous (making arbitrary decisions), impulsive (actuated by impulse or transient feelings)

  5. irascible, quick-tempered, short-tempered

Where this word comes from

Alteration of earlier obann, from Middle Irish opund (“quick, sudden”), from Proto-Celtic *od-bond, of uncertain origin: * Possibly from the root of bonn (“foundation”). * According to Stokes, cognate with Old Church Slavonic абиѥ (abije, “immediately, at once”), Ancient Greek ἄφαρ (áphar, “at once”), ἄφνω (áphnō, “suddenly”). * Possibly instead related to Welsh buan (“swift, rapid”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic obann.

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