agh
Translingual
Etymology
Abbreviation of EnglishCategory:Translingual terms derived from English#AGH AngbaCategory:Translingual abbreviations#AGH with h as a placeholder.
Symbol
aghCategory:Translingual lemmas#AGHCategory:Translingual symbols#AGHCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#AGHCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#AGHCategory:Pages with entries#AGHCategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGH
See also
English
Pronunciation
Interjection
aghCategory:English lemmas#AGHCategory:English interjections#AGHCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AGHCategory:Pages with entries#AGHCategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGH
- An exclamation of mild horror, disgust or frustration
Anagrams
Cornish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Cornish entries#AGH
Pronunciation
Noun
agh f (plural ahow)Category:Cornish lemmas#AGHCategory:Cornish nouns#AGHCategory:Cornish entries with incorrect language header#AGHCategory:Cornish feminine nouns#AGHCategory:Pages with entries#AGHCategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGH
Interjection
agh!Category:Cornish lemmas#AGHCategory:Cornish interjections#AGHCategory:Cornish entries with incorrect language header#AGHCategory:Pages with entries#AGHCategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGH
Irish
Etymology
From Old IrishCategory:Irish terms inherited from Old Irish#AGHCategory:Irish terms derived from Old Irish#AGH ag (“bullock, cow, ox”).
Noun
agh f or m (genitive singular aighe, nominative plural agha)Category:Irish lemmas#AGHCategory:Irish nouns#AGHCategory:Irish entries with incorrect language header#AGHCategory:Irish feminine nouns#AGHCategory:Irish masculine nouns#AGHCategory:Irish nouns with multiple genders#AGHCategory:Pages with entries#AGHCategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGH
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| agh | n-agh | hagh | t-agh |
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), “agh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “aġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 10; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ag”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Manx
Etymology 1
From Old IrishCategory:Manx terms inherited from Old Irish#AGHCategory:Manx terms derived from Old Irish#AGH acht (“but, except”), from Proto-CelticCategory:Manx terms inherited from Proto-Celtic#AGHCategory:Manx terms derived from Proto-Celtic#AGH *extos, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Manx terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#AGHCategory:Manx terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#AGH *eǵʰs.
Conjunction
aghCategory:Manx lemmas#AGHCategory:Manx conjunctions#AGHCategory:Manx entries with incorrect language header#AGHCategory:Pages with entries#AGHCategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGH
Etymology 2
From Old IrishCategory:Manx terms inherited from Old Irish#AGHCategory:Manx terms derived from Old Irish#AGH ech, from Proto-CelticCategory:Manx terms inherited from Proto-Celtic#AGHCategory:Manx terms derived from Proto-Celtic#AGH *ekʷos, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Manx terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#AGHCategory:Manx terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#AGH *h₁éḱwos (“horse”).
Noun
agh m (genitive singular agh, plural aghyn)Category:Manx lemmas#AGHCategory:Manx nouns#AGHCategory:Manx entries with incorrect language header#AGHCategory:Manx masculine nouns#AGHCategory:Pages with entries#AGHCategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGH
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “acht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Portuguese
Interjection
aghCategory:Portuguese lemmas#AGHCategory:Portuguese interjections#AGHCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#AGHCategory:Pages with entries#AGHCategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGH
- ugh (to express disgust)
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old IrishCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish#AGHCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish#AGH ag (“bullock, cow, ox”).
Pronunciation
Noun
agh f (genitive singular aighe, plural aighean)Category:Scottish Gaelic lemmas#AGHCategory:Scottish Gaelic nouns#AGHCategory:Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header#AGHCategory:Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns#AGHCategory:Pages with entries#AGHCategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGHCategory:gd-noun 2
- heifer, young cow
- agh thrì bliadhna a dh'aois ― a heifer three years oldCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples#AGH
- reamhar mar agh ― fat as a heiferCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples#AGH
- luaithre aighe ― the ashes of a heiferCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples#AGH
- Oidhche Fhéill Eoin theirear “aighean” ris na gamhna ― on St. John's Eve the stirks are called heifers.Category:Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples#AGH
- hind, fawn
- air tòir nan agh ciar ― in pursuit of the dusky fawnsCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples#AGH
- (rareCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms with rare senses#AGH) ox, bull, cow
Mutation
References
- ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ↑ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “agh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ag”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language