bogha

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
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bogha bhogha mbogha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish boga, from Old Norse bogi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /po.ə/

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
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