gairleog

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English garlek, from Old English gārlēac, modified to contain the suffix -eog.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːɾˠˈlʲoːɡ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːɾˠlʲoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːɾˠlʲaɡ/

Noun

gairleog f (genitive singular gairleoige)

1. garlic
2. (in phrases) lump, blow, bit

Declension

Declension of gairleog

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative gairleog Vocative a ghairleog Genitive gairleoige Dative gairleog

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an ghairleog Genitive na gairleoige Dative leis an ngairleog don ghairleog

See also

• ionga (gairleoige) f (“clove (of garlic)”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gairleog	ghairleog	ngairleog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gairleog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gáirleóg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language