geug

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Irish

Noun

geug f (genitive singular géige, nominative plural geuga)

  1. Obsolete spelling of géag.

Declension

Declension of geug (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative geug geuga
vocative a gheug a gheuga
genitive géige geug
dative geug
géig (archaic, dialectal)
geuga
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an gheug na geuga
genitive na géige na ngeug
dative leis an ngeug
leis an ngéig (archaic, dialectal)
don gheug
don ghéig (archaic, dialectal)
leis na geuga

Mutation

Mutated forms of geug
radical lenition eclipsis
geug gheug ngeug

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish géc, from Proto-Celtic *kankā (compare Irish géag).

Pronunciation

Noun

geug f (genitive singular gèige, plural geugan)

  1. twig, branch, bough
  2. family

Mutation

Mutation of geug
radical lenition
geug gheug

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