boilgeog

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bolg (belly) +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

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

Mutated forms of boilgeog
radical lenition eclipsis
boilgeog bhoilgeog mboilgeog

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

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