ciaróg

Irish

Etymology

From ciar (“black”) +‎ -óg (“diminutive”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ciəˈɾˠoːɡ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈciəɾˠoːɡ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈciəɾˠaɡ/

Noun

ciaróg f (genitive singular ciaróige, nominative plural ciaróga)

  1. beetle

Declension

Declension of ciaróg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ciaróg ciaróga
vocative a chiaróg a chiaróga
genitive ciaróige ciaróg
dative ciaróg ciaróga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chiaróg na ciaróga
genitive na ciaróige na gciaróg
dative leis an gciaróg
don chiaróg 		leis na ciaróga

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciaróg
radical lenition eclipsis
ciaróg chiaróg gciaróg

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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