gabh

Irish (Donegal)

/ɡaw/, /ɡavʲ/, /ɡo/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) take
  • (intransitive) go
  • (intransitive) come

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish gaibid (take, grasp, receive, seize, lays hold of, hold, grasps) inherited from Proto-Celtic *gabyeti (take, hold) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (take, grab, hold), *gʰeh₁bʰ- (take, grab, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰeh₁bʰ-

Gloss

take, grab, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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