bollóg

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

bollóg f (genitive singular bollóige, nominative plural bollóga)

1. loaf (of bread)

   Synonyms: bairín, builín

Derived terms

• bollóg aráin

Etymology 2

Noun

bollóg f (genitive singular bollóige, nominative plural bollóga)

1. Alternative form of pollóg (“pollock”)

Declension

Declension of bollóg

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bollóg bollóga Vocative a bhollóg a bhollóga Genitive bollóige bollóg Dative bollóg bollóig (archaic, dialectal) bollóga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhollóg na bollóga Genitive na bollóige na mbollóg Dative leis an mbollóg leis an mbollóig (archaic, dialectal) don bhollóg don bhollóig (archaic, dialectal) leis na bollóga

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bollóg	bhollóg	mbollóg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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