áinleog

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Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

áinleog f (genitive singular áinleoige, nominative plural áinleoga)

  1. Ulster form of fáinleog (swallow (bird), Hirundo rustica)

Declension

Declension of áinleog (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative áinleog áinleoga
vocative a áinleog a áinleoga
genitive áinleoige áinleog
dative áinleog
áinleoig (archaic, dialectal)
áinleoga
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an áinleog na háinleoga
genitive na háinleoige na n-áinleog
dative leis an áinleog
leis an áinleoig (archaic, dialectal)
don áinleog
don áinleoig (archaic, dialectal)
leis na háinleoga

Mutation

Mutated forms of áinleog
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
áinleog n-áinleog háinleog not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 254, page 91