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)
Declension
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Derived terms
- spúnóg anraith
- spúnóg aspail
- spúnóg bheag
- spúnóg mhór
- taespúnóg
See also
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spúnóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “spúnóg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “spúnóg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025