géaróg

Irish

Etymology

From géar (“sour”) +‎ -óg.

Noun

géaróg f (genitive singular géaróige, nominative plural géaróga)

  1. pang (paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish)
    géaróg ocrais ― hunger pang

Declension

Declension of géaróg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative géaróg géaróga
vocative a ghéaróg a ghéaróga
genitive géaróige géaróg
dative géaróg
géaróig (archaic, dialectal) 		géaróga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ghéaróg na géaróga
genitive na géaróige na ngéaróg
dative leis an ngéaróg
leis an ngéaróig (archaic, dialectal)
don ghéaróg
don ghéaróig (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na géaróga

Mutation

Mutated forms of géaróg
radical lenition eclipsis
géaróg ghéaróg ngéaróg

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

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “géaróg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 528; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “géaróg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “géaróg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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