dronuilleog

Irish

Alternative forms

• dronuilleóg (superseded)

Etymology

From dron (“right, straight”) +‎ uillinn (“elbow, angle”) +‎ -óg; calque of Latin rēctangulum.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˌd̪ˠɾɔn̪ˠəˈlʲoːɡ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾɔnˠˌɪl̠ʲoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾɔnˠˌɪl̠ʲaɡ/

Noun

dronuilleog f (genitive singular dronuilleoige, nominative plural dronuilleoga)

1. (geometry) rectangle

Declension

Declension of dronuilleog (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative dronuilleog dronuilleoga vocative a dhronuilleog a dhronuilleoga genitive dronuilleoige dronuilleog dative dronuilleog dronuilleoig (archaic, dialectal) dronuilleoga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an dronuilleog na dronuilleoga genitive na dronuilleoige na ndronuilleog dative leis an dronuilleog leis an dronuilleoig (archaic, dialectal) don dronuilleog don dronuilleoig (archaic, dialectal) leis na dronuilleoga

Derived terms

• dronuilleogach (“rectangular”)

Related terms

• dronuillinn (“right angle”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dronuilleog

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dronuilleog	dhronuilleog	ndronuilleog

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

Further reading

• “dronuilleog”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dronuilleog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN