Irish

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Etymology

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From báb (baby) +‎ -óg (diminutive).

Noun

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bábóg f (genitive singular bábóige, nominative plural bábóga)

  1. doll

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bábóg bhábóg mbábóg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bábóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • doll”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • dolly”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024