riabhóg

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From riabh (stripe) +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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riabhóg f (genitive singular riabhóige, nominative plural riabhóga)

  1. pipit (passerine bird from the genus Anthus)
  2. skylark (Alauda arvensis)
    Synonym: fuiseog

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ riabhóg”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 205, page 103
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 86, page 35

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