fuinneog

Irish

fuinneog

Alternative forms

• fuinneoig (Connemara)
• fuinneóg (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish fuindeóc, from Old Norse vindauga; modified to contain the suffix -óg.

Pronunciation

• (Waterford) IPA^(key): /fʲɪˈɲuːɡ/ (as if spelled finniúg)
• (Cork) IPA^(key): /fˠəˈɲoːɡ/
• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /fʲɪˈnʲoːɡ/ (as if spelled finneog)
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɪn̠ʲoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɪn̠ʲɔɡ/, /ˈfˠɪn̠ʲaɡ/

Noun

fuinneog f (genitive singular fuinneoige, nominative plural fuinneoga)

1. window

Declension

Declension of fuinneog

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative fuinneog fuinneoga Vocative a fhuinneog a fhuinneoga Genitive fuinneoige fuinneog Dative fuinneog fuinneoig (archaic, dialectal) fuinneoga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhuinneog na fuinneoga Genitive na fuinneoige na bhfuinneog Dative leis an bhfuinneog leis an bhfuinneoig (archaic, dialectal) don fhuinneog don fhuinneoig (archaic, dialectal) leis na fuinneoga

Derived terms

• cás fuinneoige (“window frame”)
• comhla fuinneoige (“window-shutter”)
• dallóg fuinneoige (“blind”)
• fráma fuinneoige (“window frame”)
• fuinneog áiléir (“attic window”)
• fuinneog bhairr (“top-storey window”)
• fuinneog chlúide (“recess in chimney-corner”)
• fuinneog chomhla (“casement window”)
• fuinneog dhaite (“stained-glass window”)
• fuinneog dhín (“skylight”)
• fuinneog dhormánta (“dormer window”)
• fuinneog fhardorais (“fanlight”)
• fuinneog Fhrancach (“French window”)
• fuinneog laitíse (“lattice-window”)
• fuinneog lataí (“louvred window”)
• fuinneog mhuileatach (“lattice-window”)
• fuinneog mhuilleanach (“mullioned windows”)
• fuinneog phlátghloine (“plate-glass window”)
• fuinneog shaise (“sash window”)
• fuinneog stairiúil (“storied window”)
• fuinneog thrasnáin (“transom window”)
• fuinneogach (“windowed; open; holed, gaping”, adjective)
• glantóir fuinneog (“window cleaner”)
• gloine fuinneoige (“windowpane”)
• gráta fuinneoige (“window grating”)
• leac fuinneoige (“windowsill”)
• luaidhe fuinneoige (“window leads”)
• pána fuinneoige (“windowpane”)
• sais fuinneoige (“window-sash”)
• spré fuinneoige (“splay of window”)
• tairseach fuinneoige (“windowsill”)
• urlár fuinneoige (“windowsill”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fuinneog	fhuinneog	bhfuinneog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fuinneog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fuinneog”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fuinneog”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024