gairleog
Irish
Etymology
From Middle English garlek, from Old English gārlēac, modified to contain the suffix -eog.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡɑːɾˠˈlʲoːɡ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːɾˠlʲoːɡ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːɾˠlʲaɡ/
Noun
gairleog f (genitive singular gairleoige)
- garlic
- (in phrases) lump, blow, bit
Declension
Declension of gairleog
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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See also
- ionga (gairleoige) f (“clove (of garlic)”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gairleog | ghairleog | ngairleog |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "gairleog" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “gáirleóg” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.