saileog

Irish

Alternative forms

  • soileog, suileog
  • saileóg, soileóg, suileóg (obsolete)

Etymology

From sail (willow) + -óg; compare saileach from the same word.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɛlʲɔɡ/[1] (corresponding to the form soileog)

Noun

saileog f (genitive singular saileoige, nominative plural saileoga)

  1. willow (any of various trees or shrubs in the genus Salix)

Declension

Derived terms

  • saileog dhubh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
saileog shaileog
after an, tsaileog
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 36

Further reading

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