caobach

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkeːbˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːbˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːbˠa(x)/

Noun

caobach f (genitive singular caobaí, nominative plural caobacha)

1. lumpish person or thing; lout
2. black-backed gull
   1. great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)
   2. lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)

Declension

Declension of caobach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative caobach caobacha vocative a chaobach a chaobacha genitive caobaí caobach dative caobach caobaigh (archaic, dialectal) caobacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chaobach na caobacha genitive na caobaí na gcaobach dative leis an gcaobach leis an gcaobaigh (archaic, dialectal) don chaobach don chaobaigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na caobacha

Descendants

• → Yola: cub

Mutation

Mutated forms of caobach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caobach	chaobach	gcaobach

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) “caobach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN