spúnóg

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English spoon +‎ -óg (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠpˠuːˈn̪ˠoːɡ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠuːnˠoːɡ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠuːnˠaɡ/

Noun

spúnóg f (genitive singular spúnoige, nominative plural spúnóga)

  1. spoon
  2. spoonful

Declension

Declension of spúnóg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative spúnóg spúnóga
vocative a spúnóg a spúnóga
genitive spúnóige spúnóg
dative spúnóg
spúnóig (archaic, dialectal)
spúnóga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an spúnóg na spúnóga
genitive na spúnóige na spúnóg
dative leis an spúnóg
leis an spúnóig (archaic, dialectal)
don spúnóg
don spúnóig (archaic, dialectal)
leis na spúnóga

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