agh

See also:àgh,ágh,and-agh

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[æː(x)]

Interjection

agh

1. An exclamation of mildhorror,disgustorfrustration

Anagrams

• HGA,hag,Hag.,GAH,gha,gah

Cornish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[æːx]

Noun

aghf(pluralahow)

1. race,ethnicity

   Synonym:hil

Interjection

agh!

1. oh!
2. fie!

   Synonym:fi!

Irish

Etymology

FromOld Irishag(“bullock, cow, ox”).

Noun

aghform(genitive singularaighe,nominative pluralagha)

1. (literary)cow,ox

Declension

Declension ofagh

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative agh agha Vocative aagh aagha Genitive aighe agh Dative agh agha

Forms with thedefinite article Case Singular Plural Nominative anagh nahagha Genitive nahaighe nan-agh Dative leis anagh donagh leis nahagha

Derived terms

• agh alla(“deer”)
• agh dára(“in-calf heifer”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	withh-prothesis	witht-prothesis
agh	n-agh	hagh	t-agh
Note:Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall(1977) “agh”,inFoclóir Gaeilge–Béarla,Dublin: An Gúm,→ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S.(1927) “aġ”,inFoclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla,2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ag”,ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Manx

Etymology 1

FromOld Irishacht(“but, except”),fromProto-Celtic*extos,fromProto-Indo-European*eǵʰs.

Conjunction

agh

1. but

   Byvielhiamcurda'nchaytaydaghchabloysdou.

   I'd like to lash your cat but I dare not.

2. albeit
3. only

   Chadainkehaghdyakincrevagoll.

   He only came to see what was doing.

4. less
5. except

Etymology 2

FromOld Irishech,fromProto-Celtic*ekʷos,fromProto-Indo-European*h₁éḱwos(“horse”).

Noun

aghm(genitive singularagh,pluralaghyn)

1. steed
2. ridinghorse

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “acht”,ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ech”,ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Portuguese

Interjection

agh

1. ugh(to express disgust)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

FromOld Irishag(“bullock, cow, ox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈɤɣ]

Noun

aghf(genitive singularaighe,pluralaighean)

1. heifer,young cow

   aghthrìbliadhnaa dh'aois―aheiferthree years old

   reamharmaragh―fat as aheifer

   luaithreaighe―the ashes of aheifer

   Oidhche Fhéill Eointheirear“aighean”risnagamhna―on St. John's Eve the stirks are calledheifers.

2. hind,fawn

   airtòirnanaghciar―in pursuit of the duskyfawns

3. (rare)ox,bull,cow

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	withh-prothesis	witht-prothesis
agh	n-agh	h-agh	t-agh
Note:Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “agh”, inFaclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan[The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1],10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited,→ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ag”,ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language