borróg

Irish

Etymology

From borr +‎ -óg.

Noun

borróg f (genitive singular borróige, nominative plural borróga)

  1. bun
    Synonyms: bonnóg, pocaid
  2. cupcake
    Synonym: cístín cupa
  3. sprout

Declension
Declension of borróg

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative borróg borróga
Vocative a bhorróg a bhorróga
Genitive borróige borróg
Dative borróg
borróig (archaic, dialectal)		 borróga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhorróg na borróga
Genitive na borróige na mborróg
Dative leis an mborróg
leis an mborróig (archaic, dialectal)

don bhorróg
don bhorróig (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na borróga

Derived terms
  • borróg bhurgair (“burger bun”)
  • borróg charraigeach (“rock-bun”)
  • borróg shiúcra (“sticky bun”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
borróg bhorróg mborróg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Further reading
  • Entries containing “borróg” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “borróg” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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