bogha

Irish

Bogha (1)

Bogha (2)

Etymology

From Middle Irish boga, from Old Norse bogi.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠou/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /bˠau/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠoː/

Noun

bogha m (genitive singular bogha, nominative plural boghanna)

bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)
bow (rod used for playing stringed instruments)
ring, circle
(astronomy) halo (atmospheric phenomenon)

Declension

Declension of bogha

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bogha	boghanna
Vocative	a bhogha	a bhoghanna
Genitive	bogha	boghanna
Dative	bogha	boghanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an bogha	na boghanna
Genitive	an bhogha	na mboghanna
Dative	leis an mbogha don bhogha	leis na boghanna

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bogha	bhogha	mbogha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish boga, from Old Norse bogi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /po.ə/

Noun

bogha m (genitive singular bogha, plural boghachan or boghannan)

Synonyms

(curve or bow): lùb

Derived terms

Bogha Chlann Uisnich (“the Milky Way”)
bogha-frois (“rainbow”)
bogha-saighde (“bow (archery)”)
crois-bhogha (“crossbow”)

Related terms

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