tonnóg

Irish

Etymology

Perhaps from tonn (“wave”) +‎ -óg. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic tunnag.

Noun

tonnóg f (genitive singular tonnóige, nominative plural tonnóga)

1. duck

   Synonym: lacha

Declension

Declension of tonnóg

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tonnóg tonnóga Vocative a thonnóg a thonnóga Genitive tonnóige tonnóg Dative tonnóg tonnóga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tonnóg na tonnóga Genitive na tonnóige na dtonnóg Dative leis an tonnóg don tonnóg leis na tonnóga

Derived terms

• tonnóg bhadánach (“tufted duck”)