dronuilleog

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dron (“right, straight”) +‎ uillinn (“elbow, angle”) +‎ -óg; calque of Latin rēctangulum.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˌd̪ˠɾɔn̪ˠəˈlʲoːɡ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾɔnˠˌɪl̠ʲoːɡ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾɔnˠˌɪl̠ʲaɡ/

Noun

dronuilleog f (genitive singular dronuilleoige, nominative plural dronuilleoga)

  1. (geometry) rectangle

Declension
Declension of dronuilleog

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dronuilleog dronuilleoga
Vocative a dhronuilleog a dhronuilleoga
Genitive dronuilleoige dronuilleog
Dative dronuilleog
dronuilleoig (archaic, dialectal)		 dronuilleoga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dronuilleog na dronuilleoga
Genitive na dronuilleoige na ndronuilleog
Dative leis an dronuilleog
leis an dronuilleoig (archaic, dialectal)

don dronuilleog
don dronuilleoig (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na dronuilleoga

Derived terms
  • dronuilleogach (“rectangular”)
  • dronuillinn (“right angle”)

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

Further reading
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