spúnóg

Irish

spúnóg

Alternative forms

• spúnóig (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology

Borrowed from English spoon +‎ -óg (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠpˠuːˈn̪ˠoːɡ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpˠuːnˠoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpˠuːnˠaɡ/

Noun

spúnóg f (genitive singular spúnoige, nominative plural spúnóga)

1. spoon
2. spoonful

Declension

Declension of spúnóg

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative spúnóg spúnóga Vocative a spúnóg a spúnóga Genitive spúnóige spúnóg Dative spúnóg spúnóig (archaic, dialectal) spúnóga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an spúnóg na spúnóga Genitive na spúnóige na spúnóg Dative leis an spúnóg leis an spúnóig (archaic, dialectal) don spúnóg don spúnóig (archaic, dialectal) leis na spúnóga

Derived terms

• spúnóg anraith
• spúnóg aspail
• spúnóg bheag
• spúnóg mhór
• taespúnóg

 

See also

• forc
• gabhlóg
• scian

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spúnóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “spúnóg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “spúnóg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024