caoróg

Irish

Etymology

From caor (“berry”) +‎ -óg (diminutive suffix).

Noun

caoróg f (genitive singular caoróige, nominative plural caoróga)

1. diminutive of caor (“berry”)

Declension

Declension of caoróg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative caoróg caoróga vocative a chaoróg a chaoróga genitive caoróige caoróg dative caoróg caoróig (archaic, dialectal) caoróga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chaoróg na caoróga genitive na caoróige na gcaoróg dative leis an gcaoróg leis an gcaoróig (archaic, dialectal) don chaoróg don chaoróig (archaic, dialectal) leis na caoróga

Derived terms

• caoróg léana (“pink”)
• caoróg mhara (“sea pink”)