eitleog

Irish

Alternative forms

• eiteallóg

Etymology

From eitil (“fly”, verb) +‎ -óg.

Noun

eitleog f (genitive singular eitleoige, nominative plural eitleoga)

1. short flight
2. flying jump, bound
3. flighty creature; flighty girl
4. (tennis) volley
5. kite
6. bat (animal)

   Synonyms: amadáinín, ialtóg, ialtóg leathair, sciathán leathair, leadhbóg leathair, bás dorcha, eitleog leathair, leadhbán leathair, leidhbín leathair

Declension

Declension of eitleog

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative eitleog eitleoga Vocative a eitleog a eitleoga Genitive eitleoige eitleog Dative eitleog eitleoig (archaic, dialectal) eitleoga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an eitleog na heitleoga Genitive na heitleoige na n-eitleog Dative leis an eitleog leis an eitleoig (archaic, dialectal) don eitleog don eitleoig (archaic, dialectal) leis na heitleoga

Derived terms

• siorc eite eitleoige m (“kitefin shark”)

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eitleog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN