aibhleog
Irish
Alternative forms
- aibhle f
Etymology
Ultimately from a form of Old Irish oíbell (“a spark or flame of fire”), suffixed with -óg (diminutive).
Noun
aibhleog f (genitive singular aibhleoige, nominative plural aibhleoga)
Declension
Declension of aibhleog
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aibhleog bheo (“live coal”)
- aibhleog dhearg (“ember”)
- aibhleog dhóite (“cinder, dead coal”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aibhleog | n-aibhleog | haibhleog | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "aibhleog" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “2 oíbell” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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