geabhróg

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

geabhróg f (genitive singular geabhróige, nominative plural geabhróga)

  1. common tern, taring (Sterna hirundo)
    Synonym: scréachóg thrá

Declension

Declension of geabhróg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative geabhróg geabhróga
vocative a gheabhróg a gheabhróga
genitive geabhróige geabhróg
dative geabhróg geabhróga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gheabhróg na geabhróga
genitive na geabhróige na ngeabhróg
dative leis an ngeabhróg
don gheabhróg
leis na geabhróga

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of geabhróg
radical lenition eclipsis
geabhróg gheabhróg ngeabhróg

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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