neantóg
Irish
editAlternative forms
edit- neantán m
Etymology
editFrom Middle Irish nenntóc; supersedes earlier Middle Irish nenaid. By surface analysis, neanta (“nettles; nettle”) + -óg (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /nʲan̪ˠˈt̪ˠoːɡ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈn̠ʲan̪ˠt̪ˠoːɡ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈn̠ʲan̪ˠtaɡ/[1]
Noun
editneantóg f (genitive singular neantóige, nominative plural neantóga)
- nettle (stinging herb of genus Urtica)
- Neantóg a dhóigh mé, copóg a leigheas mé.
- A nettle burns me, a dock heals me.
Declension
editDeclension of neantóg
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- caochneantóg (“dead-nettle”)
- fianeantóg (“nettle growing on waste land”)
- neantóg chaoch (“dead-nettle”)
- neantóg loiscneach (“stinging nettle”)
Related terms
edit- neantúil (“stinging”, adjective)
See also
edit- cál faiche (“nettles”)
- ga buí (“hemp nettle”)
- loiteog (“nettle-tree”)
- ros neanta (“nettle-seed”)
References
edit- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neantóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN