gobach

Irish

Etymology

From gob +‎ -ach.

Adjective

gobach (genitive singular masculine gobaigh, genitive singular feminine gobaí, plural gobacha, comparative gobaí)

  1. beaked, long-billed
  2. sharp (of expression)
  3. pointed, nibbed
  4. lipped (of jug)
  5. intrusive

Declension

Declension of gobach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative gobach ghobach gobacha;
ghobacha2
vocative ghobaigh gobacha
genitive gobaí gobacha gobach
dative gobach;
ghobach1 		ghobach;
ghobaigh (archaic) 		gobacha;
ghobacha2
Comparative níos gobaí
Superlative is gobaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Noun

gobach m (genitive singular gobaigh, nominative plural gobaigh)

  1. spurdog
    Synonym: fíogach gobach

Declension

Declension of gobach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gobach gobaigh
vocative a ghobaigh a ghobacha
genitive gobaigh gobach
dative gobach gobaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gobach na gobaigh
genitive an ghobaigh na ngobach
dative leis an ngobach
don ghobach 		leis na gobaigh

Derived terms

  • boinéad gobach (“poke-bonnet”)
  • gobach mór (“grosbeak”)
  • gobach sceachóirí (“hawfinch”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gobach
radical lenition eclipsis
gobach ghobach ngobach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From gob +‎ -ach.

Adjective

gobach (genitive singular masculine gobaich, comparative gobaiche)

  1. interfering, meddlesome
  2. talkative, gossip

Declension

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative
Vocative ghobaich ghobaich
Genitive ghobaich ghobaich
Dative ghobaich

Comparative/superlative: gobaiche

Mutation

Mutation of gobach
radical lenition
gobach ghobach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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