gealóg

Irish

Etymology 1

From geal (“bright”) +‎ -óg.

Noun

gealóg f (genitive singular gealóige, nominative plural gealóga)

bunting (bird)
smolt (young salmon)

Derived terms

gealóg bhuachair (“corn bunting”)
gealóg cheanndubh (“black-headed bunting”)
gealóg ghiolcaí (“reed bunting”)
gealóg shneachta (“snow bunting”)

Noun

gealóg f (genitive singular gealóige, nominative plural gealóga)

Synonym of sceallán (“potato set; small potato; pip, stone of fruit”)

Noun

gealóg f (genitive singular gealóige, nominative plural gealóga)

Alternative form of gealtóg (“airy, mischievous, girl”)

Declension

Declension of gealóg

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gealóg	gealóga
Vocative	a ghealóg	a ghealóga
Genitive	gealóige	gealóg
Dative	gealóg	gealóga

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ghealóg	na gealóga
Genitive	na gealóige	na ngealóg
Dative	leis an ngealóg don ghealóg	leis na gealóga

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gealóg	ghealóg	ngealóg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gealóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “gealóg” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “gealóg” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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