abhóg

Irish

Etymology

Noun 1

abhóg f (genitive singular abhóige, nominative plural abhóga)

bound, jump
bad impulse

Alternative forms

adhbhóg, amhóg

Derived terms

abhógach (“bounding; unreliable”, adjective)
abhógacht f (“(act of) jumping about, playing tricks”)
abhógaí m (“bounder, trickster”)

Noun 2

abhóg f (genitive singular abhóige, nominative plural abhóga)

tall story
(in the plural) banter

Alternative forms

amhóg

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

Mutation

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

Further reading

"abhóg" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “abhóg” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “abhóg” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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