abhac

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish abacc (“dwarf”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /auk/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑuwək/

Noun

abhac m (genitive singular abhaic, nominative plural abhaic)

dwarf, midget
Antonym: fathach
dwarf star
Synonym: abhacréalta

Antonym: fathach

Declension

Declension of abhac

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	abhac	abhaic
Vocative	a abhaic	a abhaca
Genitive	abhaic	abhac
Dative	abhac	abhaic

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-abhac	na habhaic
Genitive	an abhaic	na n-abhac
Dative	leis an abhac don abhac	leis na habhaic

Derived terms

Derived terms

abhac bán m (“white dwarf”)
abhac dearg m (“red dwarf”)

abhac donn m (“brown dwarf”)
abhac dubh m (“black dwarf”)

abhacréalta m (“dwarf star”)
abhaicín m (“manikin, runt”)

abhcach (“dwarf, dwarfish, pygmy”, adjective)
fo-abhac m (“subdwarf”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abhac	n-abhac	habhac	t-abhac
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"abhac" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“abacc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925). Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt. Belfast: Browne and Nolan.
Entries containing “abhac” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “abhac” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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