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Irish
Etymology
From pit (“vulva”) + -óg.
Pronunciation
Noun
piteog f (genitive singular piteoige, nominative plural piteoga)
- (derogatory) effeminate man, sissy
- Synonyms: blióg, bliteog, gamhain, piteachán, piteán, Síle
- Is piteog é. ― He is a sissy./He is “girly”.
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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piteog
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phiteog
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bpiteog
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “piteog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “piteog”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “piteog”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024