ainleog
Irish
Etymology 1
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Noun
ainleog f (genitive singular ainleoige, nominative plural ainleoga)
- constriction, constricting force
- (botany, horticulture) convolvulus
- Synonym: ialus
Noun
ainleog f (genitive singular ainleoige, nominative plural ainleoga)
- Alternative form of ainle (“cross, peevish, person; querulous child, crybaby”)
Declension
Declension of ainleog
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainleog | n-ainleog | hainleog | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainleog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “convolvulus”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “ainleog” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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