milseog

Irish

Etymology

From milis (“sweet”) +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [mʲɪl̠ʲˈʃoːɡ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈmʲɪl̠ʲʃoːɡ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈmʲɪl̠ʲʃɔɡ], [ˈmʲɪl̠ʲʃaɡ]

Noun

milseog f (genitive singular milseoige, nominative plural milseoga)

1. A dessert
2. dessert (course)
3. (colloquial) sweetheart, darling

Declension

Declension of milseog (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative milseog milseoga vocative a mhilseog a mhilseoga genitive milseoige milseog dative milseog milseoga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an mhilseog na milseoga genitive na milseoige na milseog dative leis an milseog don mhilseog leis na milseoga

Derived terms

• milseogra (“confectionery”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of milseog

radical	lenition	eclipsis
milseog	mhilseog	not applicable

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

Further reading

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