eitleog

Irish

Alternative forms
  • eiteallóg

Etymology

From eitil (“fly”, verb) +‎ -óg.

Noun

eitleog f (genitive singular eitleoige, nominative plural eitleoga)

  1. short flight
  2. flying jump, bound
  3. flighty creature; flighty girl
  4. (tennis) volley
  5. kite
  6. bat (animal)
    Synonyms: amadáinín, ialtóg, ialtóg leathair, sciathán leathair, leadhbóg leathair, bás dorcha, eitleog leathair, leadhbán leathair, leidhbín leathair

Declension
Declension of eitleog

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative eitleog eitleoga
Vocative a eitleog a eitleoga
Genitive eitleoige eitleog
Dative eitleog
eitleoig (archaic, dialectal)		 eitleoga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an eitleog na heitleoga
Genitive na heitleoige na n-eitleog
Dative leis an eitleog
leis an eitleoig (archaic, dialectal)

don eitleog
don eitleoig (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na heitleoga

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
eitleog n-eitleog heitleog not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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