angóra

angóra

See also: angora, Angora, and angorá

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English angora, from Ottoman Turkish آنقره‎ (Turkish Ankara), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”).

Noun

angóra m (genitive singular angóra)

1. angora

Declension

Declension of angóra

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative angóra Vocative a angóra Genitive angóra Dative angóra

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an t-angóra Genitive an angóra Dative leis an angóra don angóra

Derived terms

• coinín angóra (“angora rabbit”)
• gabhar angóra (“angora goat”)

Mutation

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

References

• "angóra" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.