scealpóg

Irish

Alternative forms
  • scealbóg, sciolpóg
  • sgealbóg, sgeilpeog (obsolete)

Etymology

From scealp +‎ -óg.

Noun

scealpóg f (genitive singular scealpóige, nominative plural scealpóga)

  1. chip (small piece broken off; damaged area of a surface)
  2. pinch (action of squeezing a small amount of skin), nip
    Synonym: liomóg
  3. splinter (fragment of material)

Declension
Declension of scealpóg

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scealpóg scealpóga
Vocative a scealpóg a scealpóga
Genitive scealpóige scealpóg
Dative scealpóg
scealpóig (archaic, dialectal)		 scealpóga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an scealpóg na scealpóga
Genitive na scealpóige na scealpóg
Dative leis an scealpóg
leis an scealpóig (archaic, dialectal)

don scealpóg
don scealpóig (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na scealpóga

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