míoltóg

Irish

Alternative forms
  • mialtóg
  • míltóg (obsolete)

Etymology

míol(ta) +‎ -óg

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mʲiːl̪ˠˈt̪ˠoːɡ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiːl̪ˠt̪ˠoːɡ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiːl̪ˠt̪ˠɔɡ/, /ˈmʲiːl̪ˠt̪ˠaɡ/; /ˈmʲiəl̪ˠt̪ˠɔɡ/, /ˈmʲiəl̪ˠt̪ˠaɡ/ (corresponding to the form mialtóg)

Noun

míoltóg f (genitive singular míoltóige, nominative plural míoltóga)

  1. midge

Declension
Declension of míoltóg

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative míoltóg míoltóga
Vocative a mhíoltóg a mhíoltóga
Genitive míoltóige míoltóg
Dative míoltóg
míoltóig (archaic, dialectal)		 míoltóga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an mhíoltóg na míoltóga
Genitive na míoltóige na míoltóg
Dative leis an míoltóg
leis an míoltóig (archaic, dialectal)

don mhíoltóg
don mhíoltóig (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na míoltóga

Derived terms
  • míoltógach

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
míoltóg mhíoltóg not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “míoltóg”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
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