cuileog

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish cuileóc, diminutive of cuil.

Pronunciation

Noun

cuileog f (genitive singular cuileoige, nominative plural cuileoga)

  1. A fly (insect)
  2. Alternative form of calóg

Declension

Declension of cuileog (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cuileog cuileoga
vocative a chuileog a chuileoga
genitive cuileoige cuileog
dative cuileog cuileoga
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an chuileog na cuileoga
genitive na cuileoige na gcuileog
dative leis an gcuileog
don chuileog
leis na cuileoga

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cuileog
radical lenition eclipsis
cuileog chuileog gcuileog

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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