óbó

See also: Appendix:Variations of "obo"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Danish obo, from French hautbois.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈouːpouː/
• Rhymes: -ouːpouː

Noun

óbó n (genitive singular óbós, nominative plural óbó)

1. (music) oboe

Declension

declension of óbó

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	óbó	óbóið	óbó	óbóin
accusative	óbó	óbóið	óbó	óbóin
dative	óbói	óbóinu	óbóum	óbóunum
genitive	óbós	óbósins	óbóa	óbóanna

Further reading

• “óbó” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English oboe, from French hautbois.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoːbˠoː]

Noun

óbó m (genitive singular óbó, nominative plural óbónna)

1. (music) oboe

Declension

Declension of óbó

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative óbó óbónna Vocative a óbó a óbónna Genitive óbó óbónna Dative óbó óbónna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-óbó na hóbónna Genitive an óbó na n-óbónna Dative leis an óbó don óbó leis na hóbónna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
óbó	n-óbó	hóbó	t-óbó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “óbó”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “oboe”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “óbó” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.