cuileog

Irish

Alternative forms

• cuileóg (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish cuileóc, diminutive of cuil.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kɪˈlʲoːɡ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪlʲoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪlʲɔɡ/, /ˈkɪlʲaɡ/

Noun

cuileog f (genitive singular cuileoige, nominative plural cuileoga)

1. A fly (insect)
2. Alternative form of calóg

Declension

Declension of cuileog (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cuileog cuileoga vocative a chuileog a chuileoga genitive cuileoige cuileog dative cuileog cuileoga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chuileog na cuileoga genitive na cuileoige na gcuileog dative leis an gcuileog don chuileog leis na cuileoga

Derived terms

• cuileog dhubh
• cuileog ghlas
• cuileog thí
• cuileog thirim
• gaiste cuileog
• rian cuileoige
• sás cuileog
• smíste cuileog

Mutation

Mutated forms of cuileog

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cuileog	chuileog	gcuileog

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) “cuileog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cuileog”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cuileog”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025