bábóg

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠabˠɔɡ/ (as if spelled babóg)

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 bábóig (archaic, dialectal) bábóga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhábóg na bábóga Genitive na bábóige na mbábóg Dative leis an mbábóg leis an mbábóig (archaic, dialectal) don bhábóg don bhábóig (archaic, dialectal) 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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bábóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “bábóg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024