abhógach
Irish
Etymology
From abhóg (“bound, jump; bad impulse”) + -ach.
Adjective
abhógach (genitive singular masculine abhógaigh, genitive singular feminine abhógaí, plural abhógacha, comparative abhógaí)
- bounding
- unreliable
Declension
Declension of abhógach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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 | |||
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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.