cuileóc

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Middle Irish

Etymology

Old Irish cuil +‎ -óc

Pronunciation

Noun

cuileóc f (genitive cuileóice, nominative plural cuileóca)

  1. A fly (insect)

Descendants

  • Irish: cuileog
  • Manx: quaillag
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuileag

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cuileóc chuileóc cuileóc
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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