ainleog

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

ainleog f (genitive singular ainleoige, nominative plural ainleoga)

1. constriction, constricting force
2. (botany, horticulture) convolvulus

   Synonym: ialus

Etymology 2

Noun

ainleog f (genitive singular ainleoige, nominative plural ainleoga)

1. Alternative form of ainle (“cross, peevish, person; querulous child, crybaby”)

Declension

Declension of ainleog

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ainleog ainleoga Vocative a ainleog a ainleoga Genitive ainleoige ainleog Dative ainleog ainleoga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ainleog na hainleoga Genitive na hainleoige na n-ainleog Dative leis an ainleog don ainleog leis na hainleoga

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainleog	n-ainleog	hainleog	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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