miotóg

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mʲɪˈt̪ˠoːɡ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪt̪ˠoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪt̪ˠaɡ/

Etymology 1

From English mitt or mitten + -óg. Compare Scottish Gaelic miotag.

Noun

miotóg f (genitive singular miotóige, nominative plural miotóga)

1. mitten
2. glove

Declension

Declension of miotóg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative miotóg miotóga vocative a mhiotóg a mhiotóga genitive miotóige miotóg dative miotóg miotóig (archaic, dialectal) miotóga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an mhiotóg na miotóga genitive na miotóige na miotóg dative leis an miotóg leis an miotóig (archaic, dialectal) don mhiotóg don mhiotóig (archaic, dialectal) leis na miotóga

Derived terms

• miotóg bhuí
• miotóg dhornálaíochta
• miotóg oighinn
• miotóg phráis
• póca miotóg

 

Etymology 2

From miotaigh +‎ -óg.

Noun

miotóg f (genitive singular miotóige, nominative plural miotóga)

1. (little) pinch, little bite, little bit

   Synonym: liomóg

Declension

Declension of miotóg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative miotóg miotóga vocative a mhiotóg a mhiotóga genitive miotóige miotóg dative miotóg miotóig (archaic, dialectal) miotóga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an mhiotóg na miotóga genitive na miotóige na miotóg dative leis an miotóg leis an miotóig (archaic, dialectal) don mhiotóg don mhiotóig (archaic, dialectal) leis na miotóga

Mutation

Mutated forms of miotóg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
miotóg	mhiotóg	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) “miotóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “gauntlet”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “glove”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “mitt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “mitten”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “miotóg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “miotóg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024