abhógaí

abhógaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From abhóg (“bound, jump; bad impulse”) +‎ -aí (agent suffix).

Noun

abhógaí m (genitive singular abhógaí, nominative plural abhógaithe)

1. bounder, trickster

Declension

Declension of abhógaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative abhógaí abhógaithe Vocative a abhógaí a abhógaithe Genitive abhógaí abhógaithe Dative abhógaí abhógaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-abhógaí na habhógaithe Genitive an abhógaí na n-abhógaithe Dative leis an abhógaí don abhógaí leis na habhógaithe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

abhógaí

1. inflection of abhógach (“bounding; unreliable”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

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

Further reading

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