boiseog

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From bos (palm) +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boiseog f (genitive singular boiseoig, nominative plural boiseoga)

  1. slap, cuff (blow dealt with the open hand)
    Thug mo mháthair boiseog dom.
    My mother slapped me.
    (literally, “…gave me a slap”)
  2. clap (slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner), pat (light tap or slap)
  3. palmful of water
    Cuir boiseog ar d’aghaidh is bí ag teacht.
    Splash some water on your face and come along.
    (literally, “Put a palmful of water on your face…”)
  4. ripple (moving disturbance or undulation in the surface of a liquid)
    Synonym: cuilithín

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
boiseog bhoiseog mboiseog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baiseog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  2. ^ boiseog”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  3. ^ busóg”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  4. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 88

Further reading

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