dallóg

Irish

Etymology

From dall +‎ -óg.

Noun

dallóg f (genitive singular dallóige, nominative plural dallóga)

1. blindfold
2. blind (window covering)
3. Used for small blind creatures. (See Derived terms.)

Declension

Declension of dallóg

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dallóg dallóga Vocative a dhallóg a dhallóga Genitive dallóige dallóg Dative dallóg dallóig (archaic, dialectal) dallóga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dallóg na dallóga Genitive na dallóige na ndallóg Dative leis an dallóg leis an dallóig (archaic, dialectal) don dallóg don dallóig (archaic, dialectal) leis na dallóga

Derived terms

• dallóg fhéir (“dormouse”)
• dallóg fhraoigh (“pygmy shrew”)
• dallóg lataí (“Venetian blind”)
• dallóg rolláin (“roller blind”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dallóg	dhallóg	ndallóg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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