abhóg

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Irish

Etymology

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Noun

abhóg f (genitive singular abhóige, nominative plural abhóga)

  1. bound, jump
  2. bad impulse

Alternative forms

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of abhóg
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
abhóg n-abhóg habhóg not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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