Translingual

Symbol

Ubh

1. (chemistry) unbihexium

Irish

Noun

ubh f, m ‎(genitive singular uibhe or uibh, nominative plural uibheacha or uibhe)

1. (biology, zoology) egg

Declension

Archaic masculine declension

Usage notes

This word is normally feminine and follows the second declension, as shown in the first table above. The archaic masculine declension shown in the second table above is used especially in place names (e.g., Gort na n-Ubh (Gortnanuv), Co. Limerick, Munster).

Derived terms

Mutation

References

• "ubh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Franz Nikolaus Finck, 1899, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, 207.
• “1 og” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

ubh m ‎(genitive singular uibhe, plural uibhean)

1. Alternative spelling of ugh

References

• Edward Dwelly, The Illustrated Gaelic Dictionary, 1902, p. 989.