ciabhag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From ciabh +‎ -ag. Cognate with Irish ciabhóg.

Noun

ciabhag f (genitive singular ciabhaig, plural ciabhagan)

1. curl, lock, ringlet, tress
2. whisker
   1. (Colonsay, Jura, Islay, Gigha) beard

      Synonym: feusag

3. (of an oar) grommet

   Synonym: ciabhag-ràimh

Derived terms

• ciabhag-choille f (“woodlark”)

Mutation

Mutation of ciabhag

radical	lenition
ciabhag	chiabhag

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