agh

agh

See also: àgh, ágh, and -agh

English

Interjection

agh

1. An exclamation of mild horror, disgust or frustration

Anagrams

• HGA, Hag., gah, gha, hag

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Cornish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [æːx]

Noun

agh f (plural ahow)

1. race, ethnicity

   Synonym: hil

Interjection

agh!

1. oh!
2. fie!

   Synonym: fi!

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ag (“bullock, cow, ox”).

Noun

agh f or m (genitive singular aighe, nominative plural agha)

1. (literary) cow, ox

Declension

Declension of agh

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative agh agha Vocative a agh a agha Genitive aighe agh Dative agh agha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an agh na hagha Genitive na haighe na n-agh Dative leis an agh don agh leis na hagha

Derived terms

• agh alla (“deer”)
• agh dára (“in-calf heifer”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “agh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “aġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ag”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Manx

Etymology 1

From Old Irish acht (“but, except”), from Proto-Celtic *extos, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵʰs.

Conjunction

agh

1. but

   By vie lhiam cur da'n chayt ayd agh cha bloys dou.

   I'd like to lash your cat but I dare not.

2. albeit
3. only

   Cha daink eh agh dy akin cre va goll.

   He only came to see what was doing.

4. less
5. except

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ech, from Proto-Celtic *ekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”).

Noun

agh m (genitive singular agh, plural aghyn)

1. steed
2. riding horse

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “acht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Portuguese

Interjection

agh

1. ugh (to express disgust)

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ag (“bullock, cow, ox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɤɣ]

Noun

agh f (genitive singular aighe, plural aighean)

1. heifer, young cow

   agh thrì bliadhna a dh'aois ― a heifer three years old

   reamhar mar agh ― fat as a heifer

   luaithre aighe ― the ashes of a heifer

   Oidhche Fhéill Eoin theirear “aighean” ris na gamhna ― on St. John's Eve the stirks are called heifers.

2. hind, fawn

   air tòir nan agh ciar ― in pursuit of the dusky fawns

3. (rare) ox, bull, cow

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
agh	n-agh	h-agh	t-agh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “agh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ag”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language