ialtóg

Irish

Alternative forms

  • fialtóg

Etymology

From Middle Irish *íaltóc (compare Scottish Gaelic ialtag), from Old Irish íatlu (“bat”) + -óc.

Noun

ialtóg f (genitive singular ialtóige, nominative plural ialtóga)

  1. bat (animal)
    Synonyms: amadáinín, ialtóg leathair, sciathán leathair, leadhbóg leathair, bás dorcha, eitleog, eitleog leathair, leadhbán leathair, leidhbín leathair

Declension

Declension of ialtóg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ialtóg ialtóga
vocative a ialtóg a ialtóga
genitive ialtóige ialtóg
dative ialtóg ialtóga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ialtóg na hialtóga
genitive na hialtóige na n-ialtóg
dative leis an ialtóg
don ialtóg 		leis na hialtóga

Derived terms

  • crú-ialtóg (“horseshoe bat”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ialtóg
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ialtóg n-ialtóg hialtóg not applicable

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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