spideog

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Irish

spideog

Etymology

From Middle Irish spideóg.

Pronunciation

  • (Cork) IPA(key): /sˠpʲɪˈd̪ˠoːɡ/[1] (as if spelled spiodóg)

Noun

spideog f (genitive singular spideoige, nominative plural spideoga)

  1. European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
    Synonym: broinndearg

Declension

Declension of spideog (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative spideog spideoga
vocative a spideog a spideoga
genitive spideoige spideog
dative spideog spideoga
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an spideog na spideoga
genitive na spideoige na spideog
dative leis an spideog
don spideog
leis na spideoga

References

  1. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 32; reprinted 1988

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