alpóg

Irish

Etymology

From alp (“lump, chunk”) +‎ -óg (diminutive suffix).

Noun

alpóg f (genitive singular alpóige, nominative plural alpóga)

1. Alternative form of alpán (“lump, chunk; chunky person”)

Declension

Declension of alpóg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative alpóg alpóga vocative a alpóg a alpóga genitive alpóige alpóg dative alpóg alpóga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an alpóg na halpóga genitive na halpóige na n-alpóg dative leis an alpóg don alpóg leis na halpóga

Mutation

Mutated forms of alpóg

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
alpóg	n-alpóg	halpóg	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) “alpán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN