naomhóg

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From nae (“boat”) +‎ -óg with epenthetic -mh-.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /n̪ˠeːˈvˠoːɡ/[2], /n̪ˠɑɪ(ə)ˈvˠoːɡ/[3]

Noun

naomhóg f (genitive singular naomhóige, nominative plural naomhóga)

  1. small boat; coracle, currach; canoe

Declension
Declension of naomhóg

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative naomhóg naomhóga
Vocative a naomhóg a naomhóga
Genitive naomhóige naomhóg
Dative naomhóg
naomhóig (archaic, dialectal)		 naomhóga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an naomhóg na naomhóga
Genitive na naomhóige na naomhóg
Dative leis an naomhóg
leis an naomhóig (archaic, dialectal)

don naomhóg
don naomhóig (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na naomhóga

References
  1. Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “naoḃóg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 507
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 155, page 79
  3. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 196, page 99

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