meilleog

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From meille (flabby, loose skin) +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

Noun

meilleog f (genitive singular meilleoige, nominative plural meilleoga)

  1. roll (of fat or skin)
  2. wattle (loose hanging skin)
    Synonym: sprochaille

Declension

Declension of meilleog (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative meilleog meilleoga
vocative a mheilleog a mheilleoga
genitive meilleoige meilleog
dative meilleog
meilleoig (archaic, dialectal)
meilleoga
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an mheilleog na meilleoga
genitive na meilleoige na meilleog
dative leis an meilleog
leis an meilleoig (archaic, dialectal)
don mheilleog
don mheilleoig (archaic, dialectal)
leis na meilleoga

Mutation

Mutated forms of meilleog
radical lenition eclipsis
meilleog mheilleog not applicable

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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