géag
See also: geag
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish géc,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kankā (compare Scottish Gaelic geug).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgéag f (genitive singular géige, nominative plural géaga)
- branch, bough, limb (of a tree)
- Synonym: craobh
- limb (major appendage of human or animal)
- ray (of a starfish)
- tress (of hair)
- (genealogy) genealogical branch; offshoot, offspring; scion, (young) person
- image of girl (made for festival)
Declension
editDerived terms
edit- géagach
- géagaigh
- géagáil (“act of holding arms, clinching”)
- géagán (“limb, appendage”)
- géagchóras (“tree of diagram, etc.”)
- géagláidir
- géagleabhair (“slender-limbed”)
- géagscaoilte
- géagúil
- gearrghéagach
- muirghéag (“arm of the sea”)
Mutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
géag | ghéag | ngéag |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “géc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 45, page 24
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 133
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “géag”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “géag”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 354
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “géag”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “géag”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024