Donnóg

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See also: donnóg and donóg

Irish

Etymology

From donn (“brown”) +‎ -óg.

Noun

Donnóg f (genitive singular Donnóige, nominative plural Donnóga)

  1. (scouting) Brownie
    Synonyms: Brídín, Brigín

Declension

Declension of Donnóg (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative Donnóg Donnóga
vocative a Dhonnóg a Dhonnóga
genitive Donnóige Donnóg
dative Donnóg Donnóga
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an Donnóg na Donnóga
genitive na Donnóige na nDonnóg
dative leis an Donnóg
don Donnóg 		leis na Donnóga

Mutation

Mutated forms of Donnóg
radical lenition eclipsis
Donnóg Dhonnóg nDonnóg

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

Further reading

  • “Brownie”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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