spúnóg

Irish

spúnóg

Alternative forms

• spíonóg, spiúnóg
• spanóg (Ulster)
• spúnóig (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology

Borrowed from English spoon +‎ -óg (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠpʲiːˈn̪ˠoːɡ/ (corresponding to spíonóg)
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpˠuːnˠoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpˠanˠɔɡ/ (corresponding to spanóg)

Noun

spúnóg f (genitive singular spúnóige, nominative plural spúnóga)

1. spoon
2. spoonful

Declension

Declension of spúnóg (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative spúnóg spúnóga vocative a spúnóg a spúnóga genitive spúnóige spúnóg dative spúnóg spúnóig (archaic, dialectal) spúnóga forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an spúnóg na spúnóga genitive na spúnóige na spúnóg dative leis an spúnóg leis an spúnóig (archaic, dialectal) don spúnóg don spúnóig (archaic, dialectal) leis na spúnóga

Derived terms

• spúnóg anraith
• spúnóg aspail
• spúnóg bheag
• spúnóg mhór
• taespúnóg

See also

• forc
• gabhlóg
• scian

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “spúnóg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1108; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “spúnóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “spúnóg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “spúnóg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026