cuideog

Irish

Alternative forms

• cuiteog

Etymology

From Old Irish cuiteóc.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪtʲaɡ/ (corresponding to the form cuiteog)

Noun

cuideog f (genitive singular cuideoige, nominative plural cuideoga)

1. earthworm
2. (euphemistic) penis

Declension

Declension of cuideog (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cuideog cuideoga vocative a chuideog a chuideoga genitive cuideoige cuideog dative cuideog cuideoig (archaic, dialectal) cuideoga forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an chuideog na cuideoga genitive na cuideoige na gcuideog dative leis an gcuideog leis an gcuideoig (archaic, dialectal) don chuideog don chuideoig (archaic, dialectal) leis na cuideoga

Synonyms

• (earthworm): agaill, anglach, péist talún
• (penis): bod

Mutation

Mutated forms of cuideog

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cuideog	chuideog	gcuideog

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) “cuiteog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN