rón beag

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “small seal”

Noun

rón beag m (genitive singular róin bhig, nominative plural rónta beaga)

1. common seal, harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)

Declension

Declension of rón beag (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative rón beag rónta beaga vocative a róin bhig a rónta beaga genitive róin bhig rónta beaga dative rón beag rónta beaga forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an rón beag na rónta beaga genitive an rón beag na rónta beaga dative leis an rón beag don rón beag leis na rónta beaga

Further reading

• “rón beag”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025