abhóg

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

abhóg f (genitive singular abhóige, nominative plural abhóga)

1. bound, jump
2. 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

abhóg f (genitive singular abhóige, nominative plural abhóga)

1. tall story
2. (in the plural) banter

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

Alternative forms

• amhóg

Mutation

Mutated forms of abhóg

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abhóg	n-abhóg	habhóg	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abhóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “abhóg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “abhóg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025