gobhal

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gabul (“fork, forked branch”).

Noun

gobhal m (genitive singular gobhail or goibhle, plural goibhlean)

1. fork
2. crotch

   gobhal na briogaise - the crotch of the trousers

3. prop, post, pillar
4. bifurcation
5. descendant, branch
6. prong

Derived terms

• gobhlan