agh
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English
Pronunciation
Interjection
agh
- An exclamation of mild horror, disgust or frustration
Anagrams
Cornish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
agh f (plural ahow)
Interjection
agh!
Irish
Etymology
Noun
agh f or m (genitive singular aighe, nominative plural agha)
Declension
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Derived terms
- agh alla (“deer”)
- agh dára (“in-calf heifer”)
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, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “aġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- 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 Irish acht (“but, except”), from Proto-Celtic *extos, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵʰs.
Conjunction
agh
Etymology 2
From Old Irish ech, from Proto-Celtic *ekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”).
Noun
agh m (genitive singular agh, plural aghyn)
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
agh
- ugh (to express disgust)
Scottish Gaelic
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