milseog

Irish

Etymology

From milis (“sweet”) +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): [mʲɪl̠ʲˈʃoːɡ]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈmʲɪl̠ʲʃoːɡ]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈmʲɪl̠ʲʃɔɡ], [ˈmʲɪl̠ʲʃaɡ]

Noun

milseog f (genitive singular milseoige, nominative plural milseoga)

A dessert
dessert (course)
(colloquial) sweetheart, darling

Declension

Declension of milseog

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	milseog	milseoga
Vocative	a mhilseog	a mhilseoga
Genitive	milseoige	milseog
Dative	milseog	milseoga

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an mhilseog	na milseoga
Genitive	na milseoige	na milseog
Dative	leis an milseog don mhilseog	leis na milseoga

Derived terms

milseogra (“confectionery”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
milseog	mhilseog	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"milseog" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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