anbhá

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish anbáthad (dread, fear, surprise, panic).

Noun

anbhá m (genitive singular anbhá)

  1. consternation, dismay, panic, desperation

Declension

Derived terms

  • anbhách (fearful, panicky, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
anbhá n-anbhá hanbhá t-anbhá
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "anbhá" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • anbáthad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • panic” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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