Irish
- mialtóg
- míltóg (obsolete)
Etymology
míol(ta) + -óg
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mʲiːl̪ˠˈt̪ˠoːɡ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiːl̪ˠt̪ˠoːɡ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiːl̪ˠt̪ˠɔɡ/, /ˈmʲiːl̪ˠt̪ˠaɡ/; /ˈmʲiəl̪ˠt̪ˠɔɡ/, /ˈmʲiəl̪ˠt̪ˠaɡ/ (corresponding to the form mialtóg)
Noun
míoltóg f (genitive singular míoltóige, nominative plural míoltóga)
- midge
Declension
Declension of míoltóg (second declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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míoltóg
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míoltóga
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| vocative
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a mhíoltóg
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a mhíoltóga
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| genitive
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míoltóige
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míoltóg
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| dative
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míoltóg
míoltóig (archaic, dialectal)
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míoltóga
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| 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 mhíoltóg
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na míoltóga
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| genitive
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na míoltóige
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na míoltóg
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| dative
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leis an míoltóg
leis an míoltóig (archaic, dialectal)
don mhíoltóg
don mhíoltóig (archaic, dialectal)
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leis na míoltóga
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Derived terms
Mutation
Mutated forms of míoltóg
| radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| míoltóg
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mhíoltóg
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not applicable
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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
- “míoltóg”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy