geabhróg
Irish
editEtymology
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Noun
editgeabhróg f (genitive singular geabhróige, nominative plural geabhróga)
- common tern, taring (Sterna hirundo)
- Synonym: scréachóg thrá
Declension
editDeclension of geabhróg
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- geabhróg Artach (“Arctic tern”)
- geabhróg bheag (“little tern”)
- geabhróg dhubh (“black tern”)
- geabhróg rósach (“roseate tern, rosy tern”)
- geabhróg scothdhubh (“sandwich tern”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
geabhróg | gheabhróg | ngeabhróg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “geabhróg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “geabhróg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “geabhróg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm