gobadán
Irish
Etymology
From gob (“beak, bill; pointy nose”) + -adán.
Noun
gobadán m (genitive singular gobadáin, nominative plural gobadáin)
- sandpiper
- Synonym of gobachán (“sharp-featured person; beak-nosed person; sharp-tongued person; inquisitive, interfering, person; chatterer, gossip”)
- nosey parker
Declension
Declension of gobadán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- gobadán cosbhuí (“purple sandpiper”)
- gobadán glas (“green sandpiper”)
- gobadán na cuaiche (“bird that follows the cuckoo; pipit”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gobadán | ghobadán | ngobadán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gobadán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gobadán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gobadán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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