blióg
Irish
Alternative forms
- bleitheog
Etymology
From the root of bleitheach (“fat person”) + -óg
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲlʲi.ɔɡ/
Noun
blióg f (genitive singular blióige, nominative plural blióga)
- effeminate man, sissy
- Synonyms: piteog, Síle
Declension
Declension of blióg
Second declension
Bare forms
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
blióg | bhlióg | mblióg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “blióg” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46