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easóg

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish esóc.[1] By surface analysis, eas +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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easóg f (genitive singular easóige, nominative plural easóga)

  1. ermine, stoat (Mustela erminea)

Declension

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Declension of easóg (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative easóg easóga
vocative a easóg a easóga
genitive easóige easóg
dative easóg
easóig (archaic, dialectal)
easóga
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an easóg na heasóga
genitive na heasóige na n-easóg
dative leis an easóg
leis an easóig (archaic, dialectal)
don easóg
don easóig (archaic, dialectal)
leis na heasóga

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of easóg
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
easóg n-easóg heasóg not applicable

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

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “esóc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 130, page 31
  3. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 335
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 30
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 446, page 143
  6. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎[1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 2

Further reading

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