boilgeog

Irish

Alternative forms
  • builgeog

Etymology

From bolg (“belly”) +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɪlʲɪɟɔɡ/

Noun

boilgeog f (genitive singular boilgeoige, nominative plural boilgeoga)

  1. bubble (spherically contained volume of air or other gas)
    Synonym: bolgán
  2. bead (small drop of liquid)
    Synonym: mónóg

Declension
Declension of boilgeog

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative boilgeog boilgeoga
Vocative a bhoilgeog a bhoilgeoga
Genitive boilgeoige boilgeog
Dative boilgeog
boilgeoig (archaic, dialectal)		 boilgeoga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhoilgeog na boilgeoga
Genitive na boilgeoige na mboilgeog
Dative leis an mboilgeog
leis an mboilgeoig (archaic, dialectal)

don bhoilgeog
don bhoilgeoig (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na boilgeoga

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

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