easóg

Irish

Etymology

From eas +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈæsˠoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑsˠɔɡ/, /ˈɑsˠɑɡ/

Noun

easóg f (genitive singular easóige, nominative plural easóga)

1. ermine, stoat (Mustela erminea)

   Synonyms: cailín bán, eas

Declension

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

Derived terms

• easóg an bhoilg bhuí (“yellow-bellied weasel”)
• easóg Éireannach (“Irish stoat”)
• easóg Shibéarach (“Siberian weasel”)
• easóg shléibhe (“mountain weasel”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
easóg	n-easóg	heasóg	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “esóc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “easóg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 281
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “easóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN