Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈbˠuː/

Interjection

abú!

1. hooray, up with, forever

   Dún na nGall abú!‎ ― Donegal forever!

Alternative forms

• abó

Usage notes

Placed after a noun to indicate support for that thing.

Etymology 2

Noun

abú m ‎(genitive singular abaithe)

1. verbal noun of abaigh

Declension

References

• "abú" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “abó!, abú!” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.