spúnóg

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English spoon +‎ -óg (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠpʲiːˈn̪ˠoːɡ/[1] (corresponding to spíonóg)
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠuːnˠoːɡ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠanˠɔɡ/[2] (corresponding to spanóg)

Noun

spúnóg f (genitive singular spúnóige, nominative plural spúnóga)

  1. spoon
  2. spoonful

Declension

Declension of spúnóg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative spúnóg spúnóga
vocative a spúnóg a spúnóga
genitive spúnóige spúnóg
dative spúnóg
spúnóig (archaic, dialectal) 		spúnóga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an spúnóg na spúnóga
genitive na spúnóige na spúnóg
dative leis an spúnóg
leis an spúnóig (archaic, dialectal)
don spúnóg
don spúnóig (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na spúnóga

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 645, page 346
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 204

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