lobh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lobaid (“to decay, rot”).[1]

Verb

lobh (present analytic lobhann, future analytic lobhfaidh, verbal noun lobhadh, past participle lofa)

  1. (ambitransitive) to rot, decay

Conjugation

Conjugation of lobh (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present lobhaim lobhann tú;
lobhair† 		lobhann sé, sí lobhaimid; lobhann muid lobhann sibh lobhann siad;
lobhaid† 		a lobhann; a lobhas lobhtar
past lobh mé; lobhas lobh tú; lobhais lobh sé, sí lobhamar; lobh muid lobh sibh; lobhabhair lobh siad; lobhadar a lobh lobhadh
past habitual lobhainn lobhtá lobhadh sé, sí lobhaimis; lobhadh muid lobhadh sibh lobhaidís; lobhadh siad a lobhadh lobhtaí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future lobhfaidh mé;
lobhfad 		lobhfaidh tú;
lobhfair† 		lobhfaidh sé, sí lobhfaimid;
lobhfaidh muid 		lobhfaidh sibh lobhfaidh siad;
lobhfaid† 		a lobhfaidh; a lobhfas lobhfar
conditional lobhfainn lobhfá lobhfadh sé, sí lobhfaimis; lobhfadh muid lobhfadh sibh lobhfaidís; lobhfadh siad a lobhfadh lobhfaí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go lobha mé;
go lobhad† 		go lobha tú;
go lobhair† 		go lobha sé, sí go lobhaimid;
go lobha muid 		go lobha sibh go lobha siad;
go lobhaid† 		— go lobhtar
past dá lobhainn dá lobhtá dá lobhadh sé, sí dá lobhaimis;
dá lobhadh muid 		dá lobhadh sibh dá lobhaidís;
dá lobhadh siad 		— dá lobhtaí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— lobhaim lobh lobhadh sé, sí lobhaimis lobhaigí;
lobhaidh† 		lobhaidís — lobhtar
past participle lofa
verbal noun lobhadh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lobaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “loḃaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 668; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lobaid (“decays, rots, putrefies; wastes away”).

Verb

lobh (past lobh, future lobhaidh, verbal noun lobhadh, past participle lobhte)

  1. rot, putrefy, decompose
  2. become or make putrid
  3. stink

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “lobh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lobaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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