bogha

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Irish

Bogha (1)
Bogha (2)

Etymology

From Middle Irish boga, from Old Norse bogi.

Pronunciation

Noun

bogha m (genitive singular bogha, nominative plural boghanna)

  1. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)
  2. bow (rod used for playing stringed instruments)
  3. ring, circle
  4. (astronomy) halo (atmospheric phenomenon)

Declension

Declension of bogha (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bogha boghanna
vocative a bhogha a bhoghanna
genitive bogha boghanna
dative bogha boghanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bogha na boghanna
genitive an bhogha na mboghanna
dative leis an mbogha
don bhogha 		leis na boghanna

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of bogha
radical lenition eclipsis
bogha bhogha mbogha

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish boga, from Old Norse bogi.

Pronunciation

Noun

bogha m (genitive singular bogha, plural boghachan or boghannan)

  1. arch, vault
  2. curve, bend
  3. (archery) bow

Synonyms

  • (curve or bow): lùb

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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