asparagas

Irish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).

Noun

asparagas m (genitive singular asparagais)

1. asparagus

   Synonyms: lus spreagtha, lus súch, lus súgach

Declension

Declension of asparagas (first declension, no plural)

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

Derived terms

• barr gas asparagais (“asparagus tip”)
• coróin asparagais (“asparagus crown”)
• gas asparagais (“asparagus spear”)
• raithneach asparagais (“asparagus fern”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of asparagas

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
asparagas	n-asparagas	hasparagas	t-asparagas

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) “asparagas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “asparagus”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024