taespúnóg

Irish

Etymology

From tae (tea) +‎ spúnóg (spoon).

Noun

taespúnóg f (genitive singular taespúnoige, nominative plural taespúnóga)

  1. tea-spoon
    Synonym: spúnóg bheag

Declension

Declension of taespúnóg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative taespúnóg taespúnóga
vocative a thaespúnóg a thaespúnóga
genitive taespúnóige taespúnóg
dative taespúnóg
taespúnóig (archaic, dialectal)
taespúnóga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an taespúnóg na taespúnóga
genitive na taespúnóige na dtaespúnóg
dative leis an taespúnóg
leis an taespúnóig (archaic, dialectal)
don taespúnóg
don taespúnóig (archaic, dialectal)
leis na taespúnóga

Derived terms

  • lán taespúnóige m (teaspoonful)

Mutation

Mutated forms of taespúnóg
radical lenition eclipsis
taespúnóg thaespúnóg dtaespúnóg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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