borróg

Irish

Etymology

From borr +‎ -óg.

Noun

borróg f (genitive singular borróige, nominative plural borróga)

  1. bun
    Synonyms: bonnóg, pocaid
  2. cupcake
    Synonym: cístín cupa
  3. sprout

Declension

Declension of borróg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative borróg borróga
vocative a bhorróg a bhorróga
genitive borróige borróg
dative borróg
borróig (archaic, dialectal) 		borróga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhorróg na borróga
genitive na borróige na mborróg
dative leis an mborróg
leis an mborróig (archaic, dialectal)
don bhorróg
don bhorróig (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na borróga

Derived terms

  • borróg bhurgair (“burger bun”)
  • borróg charraigeach (“rock-bun”)
  • borróg shiúcra (“sticky bun”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of borróg
radical lenition eclipsis
borróg bhorróg mborróg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Further reading

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