borróg

Irish

Etymology

From borr +‎ -óg.

Noun

borróg f (genitive singular borróige, nominative plural borróga)

1. bun

   Synonyms: bonnóg, pocaid

2. cupcake

   Synonym: cístín cupa

3. sprout

Declension

Declension of borróg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative borróg borróga vocative a bhorróg a bhorróga genitive borróige borróg dative borróg borróig (archaic, dialectal) borróga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhorróg na borróga genitive na borróige na mborróg dative leis an mborróg leis an mborróig (archaic, dialectal) don bhorróg don bhorróig (archaic, dialectal) leis na borróga

Derived terms

• borróg bhurgair (“burger bun”)
• borróg charraigeach (“rock-bun”)
• borróg shiúcra (“sticky bun”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of borróg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
borróg	bhorróg	mborróg

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “borróg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “borróg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “borróg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025