cuileog

Irish

Alternative forms
  • cuileóg (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish cuileóc, diminutive of cuil.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kɪˈlʲoːɡ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkɪlʲoːɡ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɪlʲɔɡ/, /ˈkɪlʲaɡ/

Noun

cuileog f (genitive singular cuileoige, nominative plural cuileoga)

  1. A fly (insect)
  2. Alternative form of calóg

Declension
Declension of cuileog

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cuileog cuileoga
Vocative a chuileog a chuileoga
Genitive cuileoige cuileog
Dative cuileog cuileoga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chuileog na cuileoga
Genitive na cuileoige na gcuileog
Dative leis an gcuileog

don chuileog

 leis na cuileoga

Derived terms
  • cuileog dhubh
  • cuileog ghlas
  • cuileog thí
  • cuileog thirim
  • gaiste cuileog
  • rian cuileoige
  • sás cuileog
  • smíste cuileog

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cuileog chuileog gcuileog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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