/ˈiːvʲ/
OriginFrom Old Irish oíph, oíb (“semblance, appearance, beauty”), from Proto-Celtic *oɸibā (“beauty; appearance”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁opi-bʰeh₂-, a compound of the root *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”) prefixed with *h₁opi-. Cognate with Sanskrit अभिभा (abhibhā, “inauspicious omen”).
- feminine, literaryform, beauty
- femininesmile; pleasant expression
Formsaoibhe(genitive, singular) · aoibh(indefinite, nominative, singular) · a aoibh(indefinite, singular, vocative) · aoibhe(genitive, indefinite, singular) · aoibh(dative, indefinite, singular) · an aoibh(definite, nominative, singular) · na haoibhe(definite, genitive, singular) · leis an aoibh(dative, definite, singular) · don aoibh(dative, definite, singular) · aoibh(error-unrecognized-form) · n-aoibh(error-unrecognized-form) · haoibh(error-unrecognized-form) · -(error-unrecognized-form) · aobh(alternative)
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