liomóg

Irish

Alternative forms

  • líomóg

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /l̠ʲəˈmˠoːɡ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲʊmˠoːɡ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛmˠɔɡ/[1]

Noun

liomóg f (genitive singular liomóige, nominative plural liomóga)

  1. nip (small bite)
    Synonym: niopóg
  2. pinch (action of squeezing a small amount of skin)
    Synonyms: miotóg, scealpóg, pinse

Declension

Declension of liomóg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative liomóg liomóga
vocative a liomóg a liomóga
genitive liomóige liomóg
dative liomóg
lliomóig (archaic, dialectal) 		liomóga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an liomóg na liomóga
genitive na liomóige na liomóg
dative leis an liomóg
leis an lliomóig (archaic, dialectal)
don liomóg
don lliomóig (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na liomóga

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34

Further reading

  • “liomóg”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “líomóg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 438
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “liomóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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