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

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) 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

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

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