gíog
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Onomatopoeic, though possibly related to the Germanic family that includes German Geige (“fiddle”).
Noun
[edit]gíog f (genitive singular gíge, nominative plural gíoga)
- a cheep, chirp, squeak, tweet
- (chiefly in the negative) a word, peep
- Níor labhair mé gíog.
- I never said a word.
- Níl gíog cloiste aige óna dheirfiúr.
- He hasn’t heard a peep from his sister.
Declension
[edit]Declension of gíog
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]gíog (present analytic gíogann, future analytic gíogfaidh, verbal noun gíogadh, past participle gíogtha)
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of gíog (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gíog | ghíog | ngíog |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gíog”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 362
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gíog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN