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Webster 1913 Edition
Angora
An-go′ra
(ăn-gō′rȧ)
, Noun.
A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name to a goat, a cat, etc.
Angora cat
(Zool.)
, a variety of the domestic cat with very long and silky hair, generally of the brownish white color. Called also
– Angola cat
. See Cat
. Angora goat
(Zool.)
, a variety of the domestic goat, reared for its long silky hair, which is highly prized for manufacture.
Definition 2024
angóra
angóra
Irish
Noun
angóra m (genitive singular angóra)
Declension
Declension of angóra
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- coinín angóra (“angora rabbit”)
- gabhar angóra (“angora goat”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| angóra | n-angóra | hangóra | t-angóra |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "angóra" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.