asparagas
Irish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).
Noun
asparagas m (genitive singular asparagais)
- asparagus
- Synonyms: lus spreagtha, lus súch, lus súgach
Declension
Declension of asparagas
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- barr gas asparagais (“asparagus tip”)
- coróin asparagais (“asparagus crown”)
- gas asparagais (“asparagus spear”)
- raithneach asparagais (“asparagus fern”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
asparagas | n-asparagas | hasparagas | t-asparagas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “asparagas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “asparagus”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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