fáinneog

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Irish

Etymology

From fáinne (ring) +‎ -óg (diminutive suffix).

Noun

fáinneog f (genitive singular fáinneoige, nominative plural fáinneoga)

  1. ringlet (curl of hair)
  2. ringlet (butterfly)

Declension

Declension of fáinneog (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative fáinneog fáinneoga
vocative a fháinneog a fháinneoga
genitive fáinneoige fáinneog
dative fáinneog
fáinneoig (archaic, dialectal)
fáinneoga
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fháinneog na fáinneoga
genitive na fáinneoige na bhfáinneog
dative leis an bhfáinneog
leis an bhfáinneoig (archaic, dialectal)
don fháinneog
don fháinneoig (archaic, dialectal)
leis na fáinneoga

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