ainleog

See also: áinleog

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

ainleog f (genitive singular ainleoige, nominative plural ainleoga)

1. constriction, constricting force
2. (botany, horticulture) convolvulus

   Synonym: ialus

Declension

Declension of ainleog (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ainleog ainleoga vocative a ainleog a ainleoga genitive ainleoige ainleog dative ainleog ainleoig (archaic, dialectal) ainleoga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ainleog na hainleoga genitive na hainleoige na n-ainleog dative leis an ainleog leis an ainleoig (archaic, dialectal) don ainleog don ainleoig (archaic, dialectal) leis na hainleoga

Etymology 2

Noun

ainleog f (genitive singular ainleoige, nominative plural ainleoga)

1. Alternative form of ainle (“cross, peevish, person; querulous child, crybaby”)

Declension

Declension of ainleog (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ainleog ainleoga vocative a ainleog a ainleoga genitive ainleoige ainleog dative ainleog ainleoig (archaic, dialectal) ainleoga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ainleog na hainleoga genitive na hainleoige na n-ainleog dative leis an ainleog leis an ainleoig (archaic, dialectal) don ainleog don ainleoig (archaic, dialectal) leis na hainleoga

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainleog

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainleog	n-ainleog	hainleog	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainleog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “convolvulus”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ainleog”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm