Irish
Etymology
From dall + -óg.
Noun
dallóg f (genitive singular dallóige, nominative plural dallóga)
- blindfold
- blind (window covering)
- Used for small blind creatures. (See Derived terms.)
Declension
Declension of dallóg (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 dallóg
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na dallóga
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| genitive
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na dallóige
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na ndallóg
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| dative
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leis an dallóg leis an dallóig (archaic, dialectal) don dallóg don dallóig (archaic, dialectal)
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leis na dallóga
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Derived terms
- dallóg fhéir (“dormouse”)
- dallóg fhraoigh (“pygmy shrew”)
- dallóg lataí (“Venetian blind”)
- dallóg rolláin (“roller blind”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of dallóg
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| dallóg
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dhallóg
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ndallóg
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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.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dallóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dallóg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “dallóg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025