péacóg
Irish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English peacock, modified to contain the suffix -óg.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpéacóg f (genitive singular péacóige, nominative plural péacóga)
- peacock, peafowl (bird)
- peacock butterfly
- (figurative) showily-dressed girl; dandified, vain, man
Declension
editDeclension of péacóg
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- cearc phéacóige (“pea-hen”)
- coileach péacóige (“peacock”)
- péacógach (“showily dressed; dandified, vain”, adjective)
- sicín péacóige (“pea-chick”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
péacóg | phéacóg | bpéacóg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “péacóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “péacóg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “péacóg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024