fáinneog

Irish

Etymology

From fáinne (“ring”) +‎ -óg (diminutive suffix).

Noun

fáinneog f (genitive singular fáinneoige, nominative plural fáinneoga)

1. ringlet (curl of hair)
2. ringlet (butterfly)

Declension

Declension of fáinneog (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative fáinneog fáinneoga vocative a fháinneog a fháinneoga genitive fáinneoige fáinneog dative fáinneog fáinneoig (archaic, dialectal) fáinneoga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fháinneog na fáinneoga genitive na fáinneoige na bhfáinneog dative leis an bhfáinneog leis an bhfáinneoig (archaic, dialectal) don fháinneog don fháinneoig (archaic, dialectal) leis na fáinneoga

Derived terms

• fáinneog shléibhe (“mountain ringlet”)

Further reading

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