alpóg

Irish

Etymology

From alp (“swallow whole, devour; grab”, transitive verb) +‎ -óg.

Noun

alpóg f (genitive singular alpóige, nominative plural alpóga)

1. Alternative form of alpán (“lump, chunk; chunky person”)

Declension

Declension of alpóg

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative alpóg alpóga Vocative a alpóg a alpóga Genitive alpóige alpóg Dative alpóg alpóga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an alpóg na halpóga Genitive na halpóige na n-alpóg Dative leis an alpóg don alpóg leis na halpóga

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
alpóg	n-alpóg	halpóg	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alpán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN