bábóg

Irish

Etymology

From báb (“baby”) +‎ -óg (diminutive).

Noun

bábóg f (genitive singular bábóige, nominative plural bábóga)

  1. doll

Declension
Declension of bábóg

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bábóg bábóga
Vocative a bhábóg a bhábóga
Genitive bábóige bábóg
Dative bábóg bábóga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhábóg na bábóga
Genitive na bábóige na mbábóg
Dative leis an mbábóg

don bhábóg

 leis na bábóga

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bábóg bhábóg mbábóg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "bábóg" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “doll” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “dolly” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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