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From Old Irish tarb,[1] from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”) (compare Welsh tarw, Cornish tarow, Breton tarv, Gaulish taruos), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”) (compare Latin taurus).

• (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑɾˠəvˠ/[2]
• (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠəvˠ/[3], (Cois Fharraige) [ˈt̪ˠaːɾˠəw][4]; /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠuː/[5], (Cois Fharraige) [ˈt̪ˠaːɾˠuː][4]
• (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠu(ː)/[6], /ˈt̪ˠæɾˠuh/[7]

tarbh m (genitive singular tairbh, nominative plural tairbh)

1. bull (adult male bovine)
2. bull (adult male of other large mammal species)
   tarbh róin ― bull seal

• Alternative plurals:

  • toirbh (Cois Fharraige)
  • tuirbh

• Tarbh m (“Taurus”)

• tarbh sliasta (“thick of thigh, buttock”)

• tarbh tána m (“leader of herd; ringleader”)

• tarbh- (“bull-; bull-like, massive, powerful”)

• tarbh-bhrocaire m (“bull terrier”)

• tarbhadóir m (“toreador, bullfighter”)

• tarbhán m (“bull calf; young bull”)

• tarbhchomhrac m (“bullfight; bullfighting”)

• tarbhchomhraiceoir m (“toreador, bullfighter”)

• tarbhdha (“bull-like”, adjective)

• tarbhghadhar m (“bulldog”)

• tarbhghríosú m (“bull baiting”)

Mutated forms of tarbh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tarb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 186, page 93
3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 236
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 386
5. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 69, page 18
6. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 286, page 101
7. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 164, page 60; reprinted 1979

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “tarḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1177; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tarbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “tarbh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “tarbh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

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).

• IPA(key): /t̪ʰaɾav/[1]

tarbh m (genitive singular tairbh, plural tairbh)

1. bull

• An Tarbh (“Taurus”)
• tarbh-allaidh (“buffalo”)
• tarbh-boidhre (“monster, demon”)
• tarbh-chù (“bulldog”)
• tarbh-coille (“dark cloud which when seen on New Year's Day portends a stormy season”)
• tarbh-dallaig (“blue shark”)
• tarbh-mhadadh (“bulldog”)
• tarbh-nathrach (“dragonfly; moth”)
• tarbh-oighre (“bull supposed to serve cows grazing near to lochs in which they are supposed to live”)
• tarbh-rèidh (“farm-bull”)
• tarbh-ruagadh (“bull-baiting”)
• tarbh-shìolag (“weever or viperfish”)
• tarbh-tàna (“parish-, district-, or herd-bull, bull which is the property of a district”)
• tàrbh-truid (“furious bull”)
• tarbh-uisge (“water-bull, sea-bull or -cow”)
• tarbhan (“little bull; young bull”, diminutive)

Mutation of tarbh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 201

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “tarbh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tarb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language