ciaróg

Irish

Etymology

From ciar (“black”) +‎ -óg (“diminutive”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ciəˈɾˠoːɡ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠaɡ/

Noun

ciaróg f (genitive singular ciaróige, nominative plural ciaróga)

1. beetle

Declension

Declension of ciaróg

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ciaróg ciaróga Vocative a chiaróg a chiaróga Genitive ciaróige ciaróg Dative ciaróg ciaróga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chiaróg na ciaróga Genitive na ciaróige na gciaróg Dative leis an gciaróg don chiaróg leis na ciaróga

Derived terms

• aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile (“it takes one to know one”, literally “a beetle recognizes another beetle”)
• ciaróg thíograch

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciaróg	chiaróg	gciaróg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.