míoltóg

Irish

Alternative forms

• mialtóg
• míltóg (obsolete)

Etymology

míol(ta) +‎ -óg

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mʲiːl̪ˠˈt̪ˠoːɡ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiːl̪ˠt̪ˠoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiːl̪ˠt̪ˠɔɡ/, /ˈmʲiːl̪ˠt̪ˠaɡ/; /ˈmʲiəl̪ˠt̪ˠɔɡ/, /ˈmʲiəl̪ˠt̪ˠaɡ/ (corresponding to the form mialtóg)

Noun

míoltóg f (genitive singular míoltóige, nominative plural míoltóga)

1. midge

Declension

Declension of míoltóg

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative míoltóg míoltóga Vocative a mhíoltóg a mhíoltóga Genitive míoltóige míoltóg Dative míoltóg míoltóig (archaic, dialectal) míoltóga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mhíoltóg na míoltóga Genitive na míoltóige na míoltóg Dative leis an míoltóg leis an míoltóig (archaic, dialectal) don mhíoltóg don mhíoltóig (archaic, dialectal) leis na míoltóga

Derived terms

• míoltógach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
míoltóg	mhíoltóg	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “míoltóg”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy