neantóg

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish nenntóc; supersedes earlier Middle Irish nenaid. By surface analysis, neanta (“nettles; nettle”) +‎ -óg (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /nʲaun̪ˠˈt̪ˠoːɡ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈn̠ʲan̪ˠt̪ˠoːɡ/[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈn̠ʲan̪ˠtaɡ/[3]

Noun

neantóg f (genitive singular neantóige, nominative plural neantóga)

  1. nettle (stinging herb of genus Urtica)
    Neantóg a dhóigh mé, copóg a leigheas mé.
    A nettle burns me, a dock heals me.

Declension

Declension of neantóg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative neantóg neantóga
vocative a neantóg a neantóga
genitive neantóige neantóg
dative neantóg
neantóig (archaic, dialectal) 		neantóga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an neantóg na neantóga
genitive na neantóige na neantóg
dative leis an neantóg
leis an neantóig (archaic, dialectal)
don neantóg
don neantóig (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na neantóga

Derived terms

  • caochneantóg (“dead-nettle”)
  • fianeantóg (“nettle growing on waste land”)
  • neantóg chaoch (“dead-nettle”)
  • neantóg loiscneach (“stinging nettle”)
  • neantúil (“stinging”, adjective)

See also

  • cál faiche (“nettles”)
  • ga buí (“hemp nettle”)
  • loiteog (“nettle-tree”)
  • ros neanta (“nettle-seed”)

References

  1. ^ “neantóg”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 203
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 250, page 90

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “neanntóg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 792; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “neantóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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