Irish
Etymology
From Middle French casaque (“cloak”), modified to contain the suffix -óg.
Pronunciation
Noun
casóg f (genitive singular casóige, nominative plural casóga)
- (Christianity) cassock
- jacket, coat
- carapace (of crustaceans)
Declension
Declension of casóg (second declension)
| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an chasóg
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na casóga
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| genitive
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na casóige
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na gcasóg
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| dative
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leis an gcasóg leis an gcasóig (archaic, dialectal) don chasóg don chasóig (archaic, dialectal)
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leis na casóga
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- casóg eireabaill (“swallow-tail coat”)
- casóg mhór (“overcoat”)
- casóga dearga (“redcoats”)
- muinchille casóige (“coat-sleeve”)
- póca casóige (“coat-pocket”)
- sciortaí casóige (“coat-tails”)
- triopall casóige (“tail of coat”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of casóg
| radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| casóg
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chasóg
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gcasóg
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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