cearnóg

Irish

Cearnóg

Etymology

From Old Irish cern +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /caːɾˠˈn̪ˠoːɡ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɑːɾˠn̪ˠoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcæːɾˠn̪ˠɔɡ/

Noun

cearnóg f (genitive singular cearnóige, nominative plural cearnóga)

1. square (polygon)

Declension

Declension of cearnóg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cearnóg cearnóga vocative a chearnóg a chearnóga genitive cearnóige cearnóg dative cearnóg cearnóig (archaic, dialectal) cearnóga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chearnóg na cearnóga genitive na cearnóige na gcearnóg dative leis an gcearnóg leis an gcearnóig (archaic, dialectal) don chearnóg don chearnóig (archaic, dialectal) leis na cearnóga

Derived terms

• imreoir sa chearnóg (“square ball”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cearnóg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cearnóg	chearnóg	gcearnóg

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