gabhlóg

Irish

Etymology

From gabhal +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑulˠoːɡ/, /ˈɡɑul̪ˠoːɡ/[1]

Noun

gabhlóg f (genitive singular gabhlóige, nominative plural gabhlóga)

  1. (small) fork (food utensil)
    Synonym: forc
  2. forked stick
  3. forked implement

Declension

Declension of gabhlóg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gabhlóg gabhlóga
vocative a ghabhlóg a ghabhlóga
genitive gabhlóige gabhlóg
dative gabhlóg
gabhlóig (archaic, dialectal) 		gabhlóga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ghabhlóg na gabhlóga
genitive na gabhlóige na ngabhlóg
dative leis an ngabhlóg
leis an ngabhlóig (archaic, dialectal)
don ghabhlóg
don ghabhlóig (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na gabhlóga

Derived terms

  • gabhlóg aitinn (“forked stick for gripping furze”)
  • gabhlóg bhoird (“table-fork”)
  • gabhlóg cheoil (“tuning-fork”)
  • gabhlóg crainn (“fork of tree”)
  • gabhlóg fir (“bow-legged man”)
  • gabhlóg rothair (“fork of bicycle”)
  • gabhlóg thiúnála (“tuning-fork”)
  • gabhlóg thiúnta (“tuning-fork”)
  • gabhlóg thósta (“toasting-fork”)
  • gabhlógach (“forked”, adjective)

See also

Mutation

Mutated forms of gabhlóg
radical lenition eclipsis
gabhlóg ghabhlóg ngabhlóg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 121

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