riabhóg

Irish

Alternative forms

• réabhóg, riabhach

Etymology

From riabh (“stripe”) +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠiəˈvˠoːɡ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠiəwoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠeːwɔɡ/, [ˈɾˠɛːwɔɡ] (corresponding to the form réabhóg)

Noun

riabhóg f (genitive singular riabhóige, nominative plural riabhóga)

1. pipit (passerine bird from the genus Anthus)
2. skylark (Alauda arvensis)

   Synonym: fuiseog

Declension

Declension of riabhóg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative riabhóg riabhóga vocative a riabhóg a riabhóga genitive riabhóige riabhóg dative riabhóg riabhóig (archaic, dialectal) riabhóga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an riabhóg na riabhóga genitive na riabhóige na riabhóg dative leis an riabhóg leis an riabhóig (archaic, dialectal) don riabhóg don riabhóig (archaic, dialectal) leis na riabhóga

Derived terms

• riabhóg mhóna (“titlark, meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis”)
• riabhóg choille (“tree pipit, Anthus trivialis”)

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ríabóc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “riaḃóg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 567
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “riabhóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN