crosbhogha

Irish

Etymology

From cros- (“cross-”) +‎ bogha (“bow”). Calque of English crossbow.

Noun

crosbhogha m (genitive singular crosbhogha, nominative plural crosbhoghanna)

1. crossbow

Declension

Declension of crosbhogha

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative crosbhogha crosbhoghanna Vocative a chrosbhogha a chrosbhoghanna Genitive crosbhogha crosbhoghanna Dative crosbhogha crosbhoghanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an crosbhogha na crosbhoghanna Genitive an chrosbhogha na gcrosbhoghanna Dative leis an gcrosbhogha don chrosbhogha leis na crosbhoghanna

Derived terms

• crosbhoghdóir (“cross-bowman”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
crosbhogha	chrosbhogha	gcrosbhogha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “crosbhogha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “crosbhogha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “crosbhogha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024