boilgeog
Irish
Alternative forms
- builgeog
Etymology
From bolg (“belly”) + -óg.
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɪlʲɪɟɔɡ/
Noun
boilgeog f (genitive singular boilgeoige, nominative plural boilgeoga)
- bubble (spherically contained volume of air or other gas)
- Synonym: bolgán
- bead (small drop of liquid)
- Synonym: mónóg
Declension
Declension of boilgeog
Second declension
Bare forms
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
boilgeog | bhoilgeog | mboilgeog |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “builgeog”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “boilgeog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 45