bileog
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish bileóc, from bile.
Noun
bileog f (genitive singular bileoige, nominative plural bileoga)
- (botany) leaf
- Synonym: duilleog
- sheet (of paper)
- Synonym: leathán
- handout, leaflet
- Synonyms: bileog eolais, bileog faisnéise, bileoigín, dáileán, duille, glacán bileog
- briefing
- Synonym: faisnéisiú
- (colloquial) letter of freedom (to marry)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English billhook, modified to contain the suffix -óg.
Noun
bileog f (genitive singular bileoige, nominative plural bileoga)
Declension
Declension of bileog
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bileog | bhileog | mbileog |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bileog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bileog”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bileog”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024