eitleog

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From eitil (“fly”, verb) +‎ -óg.

Noun

eitleog f (genitive singular eitleoige, nominative plural eitleoga)

  1. short flight
  2. flying jump, bound
  3. flighty creature; flighty girl
  4. (tennis) volley
  5. kite
  6. bat (animal)
    Synonyms: amadáinín, ialtóg, ialtóg leathair, sciathán leathair, leadhbóg leathair, bás dorcha, eitleog leathair, leadhbán leathair, leidhbín leathair

Declension

Declension of eitleog (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative eitleog eitleoga
vocative a eitleog a eitleoga
genitive eitleoige eitleog
dative eitleog
eitleoig (archaic, dialectal) 		eitleoga
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an eitleog na heitleoga
genitive na heitleoige na n-eitleog
dative leis an eitleog
leis an eitleoig (archaic, dialectal)
don eitleog
don eitleoig (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na heitleoga

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of eitleog
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eitleog n-eitleog heitleog 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

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