naomhóg

Irish

Alternative forms

• naobhóg

Etymology

From nae (“boat”) +‎ -óg with epenthetic -mh-.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠeːˈvˠoːɡ/, /n̪ˠɑɪ(ə)ˈvˠoːɡ/

Noun

naomhóg f (genitive singular naomhóige, nominative plural naomhóga)

1. small boat; coracle, currach; canoe

Declension

Declension of naomhóg

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative naomhóg naomhóga Vocative a naomhóg a naomhóga Genitive naomhóige naomhóg Dative naomhóg naomhóig (archaic, dialectal) naomhóga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an naomhóg na naomhóga Genitive na naomhóige na naomhóg Dative leis an naomhóg leis an naomhóig (archaic, dialectal) don naomhóg don naomhóig (archaic, dialectal) leis na naomhóga

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “naomhóg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “naoṁóg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 508