ciaróg

Irish

Etymology

From ciar (“black”) +‎ -óg (“diminutive”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ciəˈɾˠoːɡ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠaɡ/

Noun

ciaróg f (genitive singular ciaróige, nominative plural ciaróga)

1. beetle

Declension

Declension of ciaróg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ciaróg ciaróga vocative a chiaróg a chiaróga genitive ciaróige ciaróg dative ciaróg ciaróga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chiaróg na ciaróga genitive na ciaróige na gciaróg dative leis an gciaróg don chiaróg leis na ciaróga

Derived terms

• aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile (“it takes one to know one”, literally “a beetle recognizes another beetle”)
• ciaróg thíograch

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciaróg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ciaróg	chiaróg	gciaróg

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