duilleog

Irish

Alternative forms

• billeog (Kerry, Galway)
• dilleog, billeoig (Cois Fharraige)
• bileog (Aran)

Etymology

From duille (“handout, leaflet; foliage; eyelid”) +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /bʲ(ə)ˈlʲoːɡ/ (corresponding to the form billeog)
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɪloːɡ/ (as if spelled dileog)
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪl̠ʲoːɡʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪl̠ʲaɡ/

Noun

duilleog f (genitive singular duilleoige, nominative plural duilleoga)

1. (botany) leaf
2. page (of a book)
3. sheet (of paper)

Declension

Declension of duilleog (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative duilleog duilleoga vocative a dhuilleog a dhuilleoga genitive duilleoige duilleog dative duilleog duilleoga forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an duilleog na duilleoga genitive na duilleoige na nduilleog dative leis an duilleog don duilleog leis na duilleoga

Derived terms

• dédhuilleog
• duilleog bháite
• duilleog Bhríde
• duilleog mhaith
• duilleog na saor
• duilleog nuachta
• duilleog tae

Mutation

Mutated forms of duilleog

radical	lenition	eclipsis
duilleog	dhuilleog	nduilleog

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) “duilleog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “duilleog”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “duilleog”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025