cearnóg

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cern +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /caːɾˠˈn̪ˠoːɡ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcɑːɾˠn̪ˠoːɡ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcæːɾˠn̪ˠɔɡ/

Noun

cearnóg f (genitive singular cearnóige, nominative plural cearnóga)

  1. square (polygon)

Declension

Declension of cearnóg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cearnóg cearnóga
vocative a chearnóg a chearnóga
genitive cearnóige cearnóg
dative cearnóg
cearnóig (archaic, dialectal)
cearnóga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chearnóg na cearnóga
genitive na cearnóige na gcearnóg
dative leis an gcearnóg
leis an gcearnóig (archaic, dialectal)
don chearnóg
don chearnóig (archaic, dialectal)
leis na cearnóga

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cearnóg
radical lenition eclipsis
cearnóg chearnóg gcearnóg

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