dubh-threabha

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • dubh-threabh, dubh-threabhadh, dubh-reabha, dubh-reotha

Etymology

dubh (“black”) +‎ treabh (“plough(er)”)

Pronunciation

Noun

dubh-threabha m (plural dubh-threabhaichean) (chiefly Perthshire)

  1. mole
    Synonym: famh

Usage notes

  • Often used as a singular collective noun with the article an when referring to moles in the plural.
    tha an dubh-threabha bisidh ― the moles are busy (literally, “the mole is busy”)

References

  1. ^ Máirtín Ó Murchú, Máirtín (1989), East Perthshire Gaelic: Social History, Phonology, Texts, and Lexicon, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 332

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “dubh-threabha”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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