gealóg

gealóg

Irish

Etymology 1

From geal (“bright”) +‎ -óg.

Noun

gealóg f (genitive singular gealóige, nominative plural gealóga)

1. bunting (bird)
2. smolt (young salmon)

Derived terms

• gealóg bhuachair (“corn bunting”)
• gealóg cheanndubh (“black-headed bunting”)
• gealóg ghiolcaí (“reed bunting”)
• gealóg shneachta (“snow bunting”)

 

Noun

gealóg f (genitive singular gealóige, nominative plural gealóga)

1. Synonym of sceallán (“potato set; small potato; pip, stone of fruit”)

Noun

gealóg f (genitive singular gealóige, nominative plural gealóga)

1. Alternative form of gealtóg (“airy, mischievous, girl”)

Declension

Declension of gealóg

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gealóg gealóga Vocative a ghealóg a ghealóga Genitive gealóige gealóg Dative gealóg gealóga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ghealóg na gealóga Genitive na gealóige na ngealóg Dative leis an ngealóg don ghealóg leis na gealóga

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gealóg	ghealóg	ngealóg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gealóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “gealóg” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “gealóg” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.