bonnóg

Irish

Alternative forms

• bannóg

Etymology

Possibly a reborrowing of English bannock, itself from Old Irish bannach.

Noun

bonnóg f (genitive singular bonnóige, nominative plural bonnóga)

1. bannock, scone
2. topknot

   Synonym: cocán gruaige

Declension

Declension of bonnóg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bonnóg bonnóga vocative a bhonnóg a bhonnóga genitive bonnóige bonnóg dative bonnóg bonnóga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhonnóg na bonnóga genitive na bonnóige na mbonnóg dative leis an mbonnóg don bhonnóg leis na bonnóga

Mutation

Mutated forms of bonnóg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bonnóg	bhonnóg	mbonnóg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bonnóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN