abhógach

Irish

Etymology

From abhóg (“bound, jump; bad impulse”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

abhógach (genitive singular masculine abhógaigh, genitive singular feminine abhógaí, plural abhógacha, comparative abhógaí)

1. bounding
2. unreliable

Declension

Declension of abhógach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	abhógach	abhógach	abhógacha
Vocative	abhógaigh		abhógacha
Genitive		abhógaí	abhógacha	abhógach
Dative	abhógach	abhógach; abhógaigh (archaic)	abhógacha
Comparative	níos abhógaí
Superlative	is abhógaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abhógach	n-abhógach	habhógach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abhógach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “abhógach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.