blonag

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish blonac (“fat, lard, grease”), probably from Proto-Brythonic *blọneg, whence also Welsh bloneg.

Noun

blonag f (genitive singular blonaige)

1. soft fat, lard
2. blubber
3. paunch, spare tyre

   Synonym: maróg

Declension

Declension of blonag

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative blonag Vocative a bhlonag Genitive blonaige Dative blonag

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an bhlonag Genitive na blonaige Dative leis an mblonag don bhlonag

Derived terms

• blonagach (“fatty”, adjective)
• blonagán m (“goosefoot”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
blonag	bhlonag	mblonag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “blonag”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “blonag”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “blonag”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024