Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From béal +‎ -óg.

Noun

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béalóg f (genitive singular béalóige, nominative plural béalóga)

  1. small opening, gap
  2. mouthpiece (part of a wind instrument)
  3. grip (of tongs, pincers)
  4. bite, mouthful (of food, drink)
  5. (for animal) muzzle
    Synonyms: musal, mantóg
  6. cards cut from pack

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
béalóg bhéalóg mbéalóg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “béalóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • mouthpiece”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • muzzle”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024