scrogall

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

scrogall m (genitive singular scrogaill, nominative plural scrogaill)

1. long, thin neck
2. bottleneck

Declension

Declension of scrogall

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative scrogall scrogaill Vocative a scrogaill a scrogalla Genitive scrogaill scrogall Dative scrogall scrogaill

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an scrogall na scrogaill Genitive an scrogaill na scrogall Dative leis an scrogall don scrogall leis na scrogaill

Synonyms

• scrogall buidéil (“bottleneck”)

Derived terms

• scrogall talún (“neck of land”)
• scrogall tráchta (“traffic bottleneck”)
• scrogallach (“having a long, thin neck”)