abhac

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish abacc (“dwarf”).

Pronunciation

Noun

abhac m (genitive singular abhaic, nominative plural abhaic)

  1. dwarf, midget
    Antonym: fathach
  2. dwarf star
    Synonym: abhacréalta
    Antonym: fathach

Declension

Declension of abhac (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative abhac abhaic
vocative a abhaic a abhaca
genitive abhaic abhac
dative abhac abhaic
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-abhac na habhaic
genitive an abhaic na n-abhac
dative leis an abhac
don abhac 		leis na habhaic

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of abhac
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
abhac n-abhac habhac t-abhac

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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