riabhóg

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From riabh (“stripe”) +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɾˠiəˈvˠoːɡ/[2]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠiəwoːɡ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠeːwɔɡ/, [ˈɾˠɛːwɔɡ][3] (corresponding to the form réabhóg)

Noun

riabhóg f (genitive singular riabhóige, nominative plural riabhóga)

  1. pipit (passerine bird from the genus Anthus)
  2. skylark (Alauda arvensis)
    Synonym: fuiseog

Declension

Declension of riabhóg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative riabhóg riabhóga
vocative a riabhóg a riabhóga
genitive riabhóige riabhóg
dative riabhóg
riabhóig (archaic, dialectal) 		riabhóga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an riabhóg na riabhóga
genitive na riabhóige na riabhóg
dative leis an riabhóg
leis an riabhóig (archaic, dialectal)
don riabhóg
don riabhóig (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na riabhóga

Derived terms

  • riabhóg mhóna (“titlark, meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis”)
  • riabhóg choille (“tree pipit, Anthus trivialis”)

References

  1. ^ “riabhóg”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 205, page 103
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 86, page 35

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