camóg
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish cammóc. By surface analysis, cam + -óg.
Noun[edit]
camóg f (genitive singular camóige, nominative plural camóga)
- comma (punctuation mark)
- crook (specialized staff used by shepherds)
- (generally) any hooked stick
- curl (curving lock of hair)
- ripple (moving disturbance or undulation in the surface of a liquid)
- Synonym: cuilithín
- (fishing) gaff hook
- concave side of a scallop shell
Declension[edit]
Declension of camóg
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- camógach
- camógaíocht
- camóg ara (“temple (of the head)”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
camóg | chamóg | gcamóg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cammóc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “camóg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 112
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “camóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN