gobach

Irish

Etymology

From gob +‎ -ach.

Adjective

gobach (genitive singular masculine gobaigh, genitive singular feminine gobaí, plural gobacha, comparative gobaí)

1. beaked, long-billed
2. sharp (of expression)
3. pointed, nibbed
4. lipped (of jug)
5. intrusive

Declension

Declension of gobach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	gobach	ghobach	gobacha; ghobacha2
vocative	ghobaigh		gobacha
genitive		gobaí	gobacha	gobach
dative	gobach; ghobach1	ghobach; ghobaigh (archaic)	gobacha; ghobacha2
Comparative	níos gobaí
Superlative	is gobaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• fíogach gobach

Noun

gobach m (genitive singular gobaigh, nominative plural gobaigh)

1. spurdog

   Synonym: fíogach gobach

Declension

Declension of gobach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gobach gobaigh vocative a ghobaigh a ghobacha genitive gobaigh gobach dative gobach gobaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an gobach na gobaigh genitive an ghobaigh na ngobach dative leis an ngobach don ghobach leis na gobaigh

Derived terms

• boinéad gobach (“poke-bonnet”)
• gobach mór (“grosbeak”)
• gobach sceachóirí (“hawfinch”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of gobach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gobach	ghobach	ngobach

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) “gobach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gobach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gobach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From gob +‎ -ach.

Adjective

gobach (genitive singular masculine gobaich, comparative gobaiche)

1. interfering, meddlesome
2. talkative, gossip

Declension

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Plural
Nominative	gobach	ghobach	gobach
Vocative	ghobaich	ghobaich	ghobach
Genitive	ghobaich	ghobaich	ghobach
Dative	ghobach	ghobaich	gobach

Comparative/superlative: gobaiche

Mutation

Mutation of gobach

radical	lenition
gobach	ghobach

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