géag

See also: geag

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish géc (compare Scottish Gaelic geug).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɟeːɡ/

Noun

géag f (genitive singular géige, nominative plural géaga)

  1. branch, bough, limb (of a tree)
    Synonym: craobh
  2. limb (major appendage of human or animal)
  3. ray (of a starfish)
  4. tress (of hair)
  5. (genealogy) genealogical branch; offshoot, offspring; scion, (young) person
  6. image of girl (made for festival)

Declension
Declension of géag

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative géag géaga
Vocative a ghéag a ghéaga
Genitive géige géag
Dative géag
géig (archaic, dialectal)		 géaga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ghéag na géaga
Genitive na géige na ngéag
Dative leis an ngéag
leis an ngéig (archaic, dialectal)

don ghéag
don ghéig (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na géaga

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
géag ghéag ngéag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "géag" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “géc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “géag” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 354.
  • Entries containing “géag” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “géag” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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