riabhóg

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From riabh (stripe) + -óg.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɾˠiəˈvˠoːɡ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠiəwoːɡ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠeːwɔɡ/, [ˈɾˠɛːwɔɡ][1] (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

Derived terms

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

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 35

Further reading

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