faoileog

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish *faíleóc, from faílenn +‎ -óg. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic faoileag and Manx foilleig, fooilleig.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠiːlʲaɡ/

Noun

faoileog f (genitive singular faoileoige, nominative plural faoileoga)

1. (Ulster) gull

Declension

Declension of faoileog (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative faoileog faoileoga vocative a fhaoileog a fhaoileoga genitive faoileoige faoileog dative faoileog faoileoig (archaic, dialectal) faoileoga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fhaoileog na faoileoga genitive na faoileoige na bhfaoileog dative leis an bhfaoileog leis an bhfaoileoig (archaic, dialectal) don fhaoileog don fhaoileoig (archaic, dialectal) leis na faoileoga

Synonyms

• (literary standard, other dialects) faoileán

Mutation

Mutated forms of faoileog

radical	lenition	eclipsis
faoileog	fhaoileog	bhfaoileog

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