eitleog

Irish

Alternative forms

• eiteallóg

Etymology

From eitil (“fly”, verb) +‎ -óg.

Noun

eitleog f (genitive singular eitleoige, nominative plural eitleoga)

1. short flight
2. flying jump, bound
3. flighty creature; flighty girl
4. (tennis) volley
5. kite
6. bat (animal)

   Synonyms: amadáinín, ialtóg, ialtóg leathair, sciathán leathair, leadhbóg leathair, bás dorcha, eitleog leathair, leadhbán leathair, leidhbín leathair

Declension

Declension of eitleog (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative eitleog eitleoga vocative a eitleog a eitleoga genitive eitleoige eitleog dative eitleog eitleoig (archaic, dialectal) eitleoga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an eitleog na heitleoga genitive na heitleoige na n-eitleog dative leis an eitleog leis an eitleoig (archaic, dialectal) don eitleog don eitleoig (archaic, dialectal) leis na heitleoga

Derived terms

• eitpheil
• siorc eite eitleoige

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of eitleog

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eitleog	n-eitleog	heitleog	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eitleog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN