néaróg

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Irish

Etymology

From néar- (“neuro-, nerve, nervous”) +‎ -óg.

Noun

néaróg f (genitive singular néaróige, nominative plural néaróga)

nerve (bundle of neurons)

Declension

Declension of néaróg (second declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	néaróg	néaróga
vocative	a néaróg	a néaróga
genitive	néaróige	néaróg
dative	néaróg néaróig (archaic, dialectal)	néaróga

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an néaróg	na néaróga
genitive	na néaróige	na néaróg
dative	leis an néaróg leis an néaróig (archaic, dialectal) don néaróg don néaróig (archaic, dialectal)	leis na néaróga

Derived terms

néaróg abduchtach f (“abducens nerve”)
néaróg chéadfach f (“sensory nerve”)
néaróg éadain f (“facial nerve”)
néaróg éisteachta f (“auditory nerve”)
néaróg luaile f (“motor nerve”)
néaróg mheánach f (“median nerve”)
néaróg radhairc f (“visual nerve”)
néarógach (“nervous, neural, neurological”, adjective)

Related terms

néar-ríog f (“nerve-impulse”)
néarach (“neural”, adjective)
néarailge f (“neuralgia”)
néarcheann m (“nerve-ending”)
néarchill f (“nerve cell”)
néarchóras m (“nervous system”)
néarchorda m (“nerve-cord”)
néareolaíocht f (“neurology”)
néareolaí m (“neurologist”)
néarmhatánach (“neuro-muscular”, adjective)
néaróiseach (“neurotic”, adjective)
néaróis f (“neurosis”)
néarón m (“neuron”)
néarshnáithín m (“nerve-fibre”)

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “néaróg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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