abú
See also: Appendix:Variations of "abu"
Irish
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic in origin, first attested in the fourteenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈbˠuː/
Usage notes
Placed after a noun to indicate support for that thing.
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension of abú
Irregular
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| abú | n-abú | habú | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “abó!, abú!”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “abú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “abú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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