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Meaning of colbha | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
ˈkolˠəvˠ

Definitions

  1. edge (sharp terminating border; a margin; extreme verge), brink, border
    masculine
  2. surround (anything, such as a fence or border, that surrounds something)
    masculine
  3. outer edge of bed
    masculine
  4. bedhead (vertical panel or board at the end of a bed where the pillow is placed; that end itself)
    masculine
  5. kerb (edge between pavement and roadway)
    masculine
  6. ridge (chain of mountains or hills)
    masculine, obsolete
  7. sceptre
    masculine, obsolete

Equivalents

Čeština obrubník
Dansk kantsten
English edge Kerb
Español bordillo sardinel
فارسی جدول
Gàidhlig oir chabhsair
Galego bordo
Bahasa Indonesia kanstin kereb
日本語 縁石
ქართული ბორდიური
한국어 갓돌 연석
Kurdî kerb
Latina crepīdō
Македонски раб
Nederlands borduur stoeprand
Polski krawężnik
Português guia lancil meio-fio
Română bordură
Slovenčina obrubník

Examples

“colbha cathrach”

the outer fringe of a city

“colbha leapa”

bedside

“colbha bóthair”

roadside, kerb (from the point of view of the road)

“colbha cosáin”

kerb (from the point of view of the pavement/sidewalk)

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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