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

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

Further reading

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