bileog

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bileóc, from bile.

Noun

bileog f (genitive singular bileoige, nominative plural bileoga)

  1. (botany) leaf
  2. sheet (of paper)
  3. handout, leaflet
  4. briefing
  5. (familiar) letter of freedom (to marry)
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from English billhook, modified to contain the suffix -óg.

Noun

bileog f (genitive singular bileoige, nominative plural bileoga)

  1. billhook
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Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bileog bhileog mbileog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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