cobar

Kurdish

Etymology

From co +‎ -bar.

Noun

cobar m

  1. river, gully, channel, sluice

Derived terms

Old Irish

Etymology

Probably the verbal noun of unattested *cobur, from Proto-Celtic *kubreti, from Proto-Indo-European *kup- (“wish”). Compare ad·cobra. Cognate with Latin cupiō.

Noun

cobar ?

  1. desiring

Usage notes

Used in compounds (see Derived terms).

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • accobar
  • Conchobar m (“Proper name: hound-desiring”)
  • Ólchobar m (“Proper name: drink-desiring, fond of drink”)

References

  • “cobar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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