taobh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tóeb.^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠeːvˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠiːvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠiːw/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠiːw/, (older) /t̪ˠɯːw/^[2]

Noun

taobh m or f (genitive singular taoibh or taoibhe, nominative plural taobhanna or taobha)

1. side, flank

Declension

Declension of taobh (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative taobh taobhanna vocative a thaoibh a thaobhanna genitive taoibh taobhanna dative taobh taobhanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an taobh na taobhanna genitive an taoibh na dtaobhanna dative leis an taobh don taobh leis na taobhanna

Alternative declension

Declension of taobh (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative taobh taobha vocative a thaobh a thaobha genitive taoibhe taobh dative taobh taobha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an taobh na taobha genitive na taoibhe na dtaobh dative leis an taobh don taobh leis na taobha

Derived terms

• aontaobhach (“unilateral”)
• ar thaobh (“supporting, in favor of”)
• bang thaoibh (“side-stroke”)
• comhthaobhach (“collateral”)
• d'aon taobh (“on one side”)
• déthaobhach (“bilateral, double-sided”)
• do thaobh (“sideways”)
• fá dtaobh de (“about, around”)
• i dtaobh (“about”)
• i dtaobh go
• i dtaobh is go (“because”)
• i dtaobh le (“depending on”)
• iltaobhach (“many-sided, multilateral”)
• íostaobh (“downthrow”)
• le taobh (“beside; besides”)
• leataobh (“one side (of two); lay-by”)
• ó thaobh féin de (“as far as ... is concerned”)
• tabhair taobh le (“to rely on”)
• taobh amuigh (“outside”)
• taobh le
• taobh le taobh (“side by side”)
• taobh thall de (“beyond, on the other side of”)
• taobh thiar de (“behind, at the back of”)
• taobh thuas de (“above, on top of”)
• taobh tíre (“countryside”)
• taobh-altóir (“side-altar”)
• taobh-bhachlóg (“lateral bud”)
• taobh-bhalla (“side-wall”)
• taobh-bhealach (“side-path”)
• taobh-bhealach isteach (“side-entrance”)
• taobh-bhord (“side-table”)
• taobh-bhóthar (“side-road”)
• taobh-bhuille (“side-stroke”)
• taobhach (“lateral; trusting”)
• taobhacht (“trustfulness; partiality”)
• taobhagán (“hypotenuse”)
• taobhaí (“supporter”)
• taobhaigh (“side with, support”)
• taobhán (“longitudinal beam”)
• taobhdhoras (“side-door”)
• taobhfhód (“lateral sod in potato ridge”)
• taobhfort (“traverse”)
• taobhingear (“square offset”)
• taobhlach (“siding”)
• taobhlampa (“side-lamp”)
• taobhlíne (“side-line, touch-line”)
• taobhmhaor (“linesman”)
• taobhmhiosúr (“offset”)
• taobhnocht (“bare-sided, naked”)
• taobhradadh (“side-lash”)
• taobhrian (“offset”)
• taobhrighin (“sluggish, slothful”)
• taobhroinn (“aisle”)
• taobhshlabhra (“side-chain”)
• taobhsholas (“side-light”)
• taobhshráid (“side street”)
• taobhshraonacht (“lateral deflection”)
• taobhshuite (“side-mounted”)
• taobhthreoracha (“lateral sights”)
• taobhuaim (“side-seam”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of taobh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
taobh	thaobh	dtaobh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

1. Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “taeb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 127, page 49

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “taoḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 716
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “taobh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “taobh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tóeb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ʰɯːv/^[1]
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰɯːv/, /t̪ʰuː/, (unstressed) /t̪ʰu/^[2]
• (Ross-shire, Sutherland, East Perthshire, Mid Argyll) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰuː/
• (Strathspey) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰʊi/
• (West Perthshire, eastern Argyll) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰɤː/

Noun

taobh m (genitive singular taoibh, plural taobhan)

1. side
2. way, direction

Derived terms

• a thaobh (“concerning”)
• an dàrna taobh (“to one side, aside”)
• an taobh a-staigh a-muigh (“inside out”)
• cuir an dàrna taobh (“put to one side”)
• dà-thaobhach (“bilateral”, adjective)
• ri taobh (“beside”)
• taobh athar (“paternal”)
• taobh màthar (“maternal”)
• taobh-cheum (“digression”)
• (of a book) taobh-duilleige (“page”)
• taobhaich (“side”, verb)
• (politics) taobhaiche (“partisan”)

Preposition

taobh

1. via

Verb

taobh (past thaobh, future taobhaidh, verbal noun taobhadh, past participle taobhte)

1. side, side with, favour, be partial to
2. approach
3. espouse

Mutation

Mutation of taobh

radical	lenition
taobh	thaobh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

1. John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
2. Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “taobh”, 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), “taeb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language