caobach

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkeːbˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkiːbˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkiːbˠa(x)/

Noun

caobach f (genitive singular caobaí, nominative plural caobacha)

  1. lumpish person or thing; lout
  2. black-backed gull
    1. great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)
    2. lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)

Declension

Declension of caobach (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative caobach caobacha
vocative a chaobach a chaobacha
genitive caobaí caobach
dative caobach
caobaigh (archaic, dialectal) 		caobacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chaobach na caobacha
genitive na caobaí na gcaobach
dative leis an gcaobach
leis an gcaobaigh (archaic, dialectal)
don chaobach
don chaobaigh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na caobacha

Descendants

  • → Yola: cub

Mutation

Mutated forms of caobach
radical lenition eclipsis
caobach chaobach gcaobach

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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