abú

See also: abu, Abu, .abu, a bu, and a-bú

Irish

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic in origin, first attested in the fourteenth century.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈbˠuː/

Interjection

abú!

  1. hooray, up with, forever
    an Dun abú! ― Down forever!
Usage notes

Placed after a noun to indicate support for that thing.

Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Noun

abú m (genitive singular abaithe)

  1. verbal noun of abaigh
Declension
Declension of abú

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative abú
Vocative a abú
Genitive abaithe
Dative abú

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an t-abú
Genitive an abaithe
Dative leis an abú

don abú

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
abú n-abú habú not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "abú" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “abó!, abú!” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “abú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “abú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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