tonnóg

Irish

Etymology

Perhaps from tonn (“wave”) +‎ -óg. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic tunnag.

Noun

tonnóg f (genitive singular tonnóige, nominative plural tonnóga)

  1. duck
    Synonym: lacha

Declension

Declension of tonnóg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative tonnóg tonnóga
vocative a thonnóg a thonnóga
genitive tonnóige tonnóg
dative tonnóg tonnóga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tonnóg na tonnóga
genitive na tonnóige na dtonnóg
dative leis an tonnóg
don tonnóg 		leis na tonnóga

Derived terms

  • tonnóg bhadánach (“tufted duck”)
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