abhóg

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

abhóg f (genitive singular abhóige, nominative plural abhóga)

1. bound, jump
2. bad impulse

Alternative forms

• adhbhóg, amhóg

Derived terms

• abhógach (“bounding; unreliable”, adjective)
• abhógacht f (“(act of) jumping about, playing tricks”)
• abhógaí m (“bounder, trickster”)

 

Noun

abhóg f (genitive singular abhóige, nominative plural abhóga)

1. tall story
2. (in the plural) banter

Declension

Declension of abhóg

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative abhóg abhóga Vocative a abhóg a abhóga Genitive abhóige abhóg Dative abhóg abhóga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an abhóg na habhóga Genitive na habhóige na n-abhóg Dative leis an abhóg don abhóg leis na habhóga

Alternative forms

• amhóg

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abhóg	n-abhóg	habhóg	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) “abhóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “abhóg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “abhóg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024