From Middle Irish abcóit, abcóite (“advocate”), borrowed from Old French avocat, from Latin advocātus.
abhcóide m (genitive singular abhcóide, nominative plural abhcóidí)
- (law) advocate, counsel
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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