aub

See also: a.u.b.

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *abū, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eb- (“water”).

Compare Welsh afon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /au̯v/

Noun

aub f (genitive abae)

  1. river

Declension
Feminine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative aub, ab aibneL aibne
Vocative aub, ab aibneL aibneH
Accusative abinnN aibneL aibneH
Genitive abae aibniL aibniN
Dative abinnL aibnib aibnib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
aub unchanged n-aub
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “ab” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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