angóra

See also: angora, Angora, and angorá

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English angora, from Ottoman Turkish آنقره (Turkish Ankara), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”).

Noun

angóra m (genitive singular angóra)

1. angora

Declension

Declension of angóra (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative angóra vocative a angóra genitive angóra dative angóra forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-angóra genitive an angóra dative leis an angóra don angóra

Derived terms

• coinín angóra (“angora rabbit”)
• gabhar angóra (“angora goat”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of angóra

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
angóra	n-angóra	hangóra	t-angóra

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “angóra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN