dronuilleog

Irish

Alternative forms

• dronuilleóg (superseded)

Etymology

From dron (“right, straight”) +‎ uillinn (“elbow, angle”) +‎ -óg; calque of Latin rēctangulum.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˌd̪ˠɾɔn̪ˠəˈlʲoːɡ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾɔnˠˌɪl̠ʲoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾɔnˠˌɪl̠ʲaɡ/

Noun

dronuilleog f (genitive singular dronuilleoige, nominative plural dronuilleoga)

1. (geometry) rectangle

Declension

Declension of dronuilleog

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dronuilleog dronuilleoga Vocative a dhronuilleog a dhronuilleoga Genitive dronuilleoige dronuilleog Dative dronuilleog dronuilleoig (archaic, dialectal) dronuilleoga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dronuilleog na dronuilleoga Genitive na dronuilleoige na ndronuilleog Dative leis an dronuilleog leis an dronuilleoig (archaic, dialectal) don dronuilleog don dronuilleoig (archaic, dialectal) leis na dronuilleoga

Derived terms

• dronuilleogach (“rectangular”)

Related terms

• dronuillinn (“right angle”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dronuilleog	dhronuilleog	ndronuilleog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “dronuilleog”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dronuilleog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN