sileog

Irish

Alternative forms

• seileog
• sileóg, seileóg (obsolete)

Etymology

From sil (“drip”) +‎ -óg, but influenced by seile (“saliva”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃəˈlʲoːɡ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪlʲoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɨ̞lʲaɡ/

Noun

sileog f (genitive singular sileoige, nominative plural sileoga)

1. spit, spittle

Declension

Declension of sileog (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative sileog sileoga vocative a shileog a shileoga genitive sileoige sileog dative sileog sileoig (archaic, dialectal) sileoga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tsileog na sileoga genitive na sileoige na sileog dative leis an tsileog leis an tsileoig (archaic, dialectal) don tsileog don tsileoig (archaic, dialectal) leis na sileoga

Mutation

Mutated forms of sileog

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sileog	shileog after an, tsileog	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

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “seileog”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seileog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sileog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN