dealg

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish delg.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲalˠəɡ/, /ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡ/

Noun

dealg f (genitive singular deilge, nominative plural dealga)

1. prickle, thorn
2. skewer
3. pin, brooch

Declension

Declension of dealg

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dealg dealga Vocative a dhealg a dhealga Genitive deilge dealg Dative dealg deilg (archaic, dialectal) dealga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dealg na dealga Genitive na deilge na ndealg Dative leis an dealg leis an deilg (archaic, dialectal) don dealg don deilg (archaic, dialectal) leis na dealga

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dealg	dhealg	ndealg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dealg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dealg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 228
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “delg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dealg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dealg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 53
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 42

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish delg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʲal̪ˠak/

Noun

dealg f (genitive singular deilg, plural dealgan)

1. prickle, thorn
2. skewer
3. pin

Derived terms

• deilgneach

Mutation

Mutation of dealg

radical	lenition
dealg	dhealg

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “dealg”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “delg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language