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gabha

gabha

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡəu.ə/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɡəu/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡoː/

Noun

gabha m ‎(genitive gabha or gabhann, nominative plural gaibhne)

smith

Declension

Fourth-declension forms

Declension of gabha

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gabha	gaibhne
Vocative	a ghabha	a ghaibhne
Genitive	gabha	gaibhne
Dative	gabha	gaibhne

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an gabha	na gaibhne
Genitive	an ghabha	na ngaibhne
Dative	leis an ngabha don ghabha	leis na gaibhne

Fifth-declension forms

Declension of gabha

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gabha	gaibhne
Vocative	a ghabha	a ghaibhne
Genitive	gabhann	gabhann
Dative	gabha gabhainn (archaic, dialectal)	gaibhne

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an gabha	na gaibhne
Genitive	an ghabhann	na ngabhann
Dative	leis an ngabha leis an ngabhainn (archaic, dialectal) don ghabha don ghabhainn (archaic, dialectal)	leis na gaibhne

Derived terms

Terms derived from gabha

gabha buí m, gabha óir m ‎(“goldsmith”)
gabha copair m ‎(“coppersmith”)
gabha dubh m ‎(“blacksmith; dipper, water ouzel”)

gabha geal m ‎(“silversmith, whitesmith”)
gabha iarainn m ‎(“iron forger”)
gabha stáin m ‎(“tinsmith”)

gabha uisce m ‎(“dipper, water ouzel”)
giolla gabha m ‎(“smith's helper”)
neas gabhann m ‎(“smith's (clay) furnace”)

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

gabha

present subjunctive analytic of gabh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gabha	ghabha	ngabha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"gabha" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“gobae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.