neantóg

Irish

Alternative forms

• neantán m

Etymology

From Middle Irish nenntóc; supersedes earlier Middle Irish nenaid. By surface analysis, neanta (“nettles; nettle”) +‎ -óg (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /nʲan̪ˠˈt̪ˠoːɡ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈn̠ʲan̪ˠt̪ˠoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈn̠ʲan̪ˠtaɡ/

Noun

neantóg f (genitive singular neantóige, nominative plural neantóga)

1. nettle (stinging herb of genus Urtica)

   Neantóg a dhóigh mé, copóg a leigheas mé.

   A nettle burns me, a dock heals me.

Declension

Declension of neantóg

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative neantóg neantóga Vocative a neantóg a neantóga Genitive neantóige neantóg Dative neantóg neantóig (archaic, dialectal) neantóga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an neantóg na neantóga Genitive na neantóige na neantóg Dative leis an neantóg leis an neantóig (archaic, dialectal) don neantóg don neantóig (archaic, dialectal) leis na neantóga

Derived terms

• caochneantóg (“dead-nettle”)
• fianeantóg (“nettle growing on waste land”)
• neantóg chaoch (“dead-nettle”)
• neantóg loiscneach (“stinging nettle”)

 

Related terms

• neantúil (“stinging”, adjective)

See also

• cál faiche (“nettles”)
• ga buí (“hemp nettle”)
• loiteog (“nettle-tree”)
• ros neanta (“nettle-seed”)

 

Further reading

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