gabhlóg
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gabhlóg
Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
gabhlóg f (genitive singular gabhlóige, nominative plural gabhlóga)
Declension
Derived terms
- gabhlóg aitinn (“forked stick for gripping furze”)
- gabhlóg bhoird (“table-fork”)
- gabhlóg cheoil (“tuning-fork”)
- gabhlóg crainn (“fork of tree”)
- gabhlóg fir (“bow-legged man”)
- gabhlóg rothair (“fork of bicycle”)
- gabhlóg thiúnála (“tuning-fork”)
- gabhlóg thiúnta (“tuning-fork”)
- gabhlóg thósta (“toasting-fork”)
- gabhlógach (“forked”, adjective)
See also
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| gabhlóg | ghabhlóg | ngabhlóg |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 121
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gabhlóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gabhlóg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “gabhlóg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025