gabh

== Irish == === Alternative forms === gaibh (Munster) === Etymology === From Old Irish gaibid (“grasp; receive”), from Proto-Celtic *gabyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-. Cognate with English habit. === Pronunciation === (Munster) see: gaibh (Connacht) IPA(key): /ɡo/, /ɡau/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɡoː/ === Verb === gabh (present analytic gabhann, future analytic gabhfaidh, verbal noun gabháil, past participle gafa) (transitive) to take (transitive) to arrest (take into legal custody) (intransitive) to go (intransitive) to come (transitive) to perform (music) ==== Usage notes ==== In Connemara, the future, conditional, and second-person singular imperative of this verb supply forms of téigh. In Ulster, the entire imperative supplies alternative forms of both tar (“come”) and téigh (“go”). ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “gaḃaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 502; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gabh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish gaibid (“grasp; receive”), from Proto-Celtic *gabyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡ̊a/, /ɡ̊av/ (Lewis) IPA(key): /ɡ̊ɔ/ === Verb === gabh (past ghabh, future gabhaidh, verbal noun gabhail, past participle gabhte) take, accept, receive, have Gabh cupa tì. ― Have/take a cup of tea. contain, hold sing, say, give, deliver, perform Gabh òran! ― Give [us] a song! get infected assume, pretend burn, kindle, ferment undertake, endeavour, be concerned with arrange can Cha ghabh sin a dhèanamh. ― That can't be done. cho teth 's a ghabhas ― as hot as possible must, be compelled to enlist, engage as a servant make secure entertain, treat acknowledge worry conceive, become pregnant beat, belabour betake, repair, proceed, go (motion) rest ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “gabh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN