óbó
See also: Appendix:Variations of "obo"
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish obo, from French hautbois.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈouːpouː/
- Rhymes: -ouːpouː
Noun
óbó n (genitive singular óbós, nominative plural óbó)
Declension
| 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)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| óbó | n-óbó | hóbó | t-óbó |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “óbó”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “oboe”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “óbó”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm