cianóg

Irish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Welsh ceiniog (“penny, cent”).

Noun

cianóg f (genitive singular cianóige, nominative plural cianóga)

1. (money) small coin, stiver, mite

   Synonyms: pingin, sciúrtóg

Derived terms

• cianóg na baintrí (“the widow's mite”)

Noun

cianóg f (genitive singular cianóige, nominative plural cianóga)

1. Alternative form of cíoná (“five of trumps; chief, champion; star”)

Noun

cianóg f (genitive singular cianóige, nominative plural cianóga)

1. Alternative form of cíonán (“blow, clout”)

Declension

Declension of cianóg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cianóg cianóga vocative a chianóg a chianóga genitive cianóige cianóg dative cianóg cianóga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chianóg na cianóga genitive na cianóige na gcianóg dative leis an gcianóg don chianóg leis na cianóga

Mutation

Mutated forms of cianóg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cianóg	chianóg	gcianóg

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) “cianóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cianóg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cianóg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024