spúnóg
Irish
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spúnóg
Alternative forms
- spúnóig (Cois Fharraige)
Etymology
Borrowed from English spoon + -óg (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠpˠuːˈn̪ˠoːɡ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠuːnˠoːɡ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠuːnˠaɡ/
Noun
spúnóg f (genitive singular spúnoige, nominative plural spúnóga)
- spoon
- spoonful
Declension
Declension of spúnóg
Second declension
Bare forms
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Derived terms
- spúnóg anraith
- spúnóg aspail
- spúnóg bheag
- spúnóg mhór
- taespúnóg
See also
- forc
- gabhlóg
- scian
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “spúnóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “spúnóg” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “spúnóg” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.