béalóg

Irish

Alternative forms

  • (small opening, gap): béalóid f

Etymology

From béal +‎ -óg.

Noun

béalóg f (genitive singular béalóige, nominative plural béalóga)

  1. small opening, gap
  2. mouthpiece (part of a wind instrument)
  3. (of tongs, pincers) grip
  4. (of food, drink) bite, mouthful
  5. (for animal) muzzle
  6. cards cut from pack

Declension

Derived terms

  • ar béalóg (“front-saddle”) (of horse-riding)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
béalóg bhéalóg mbéalóg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "béalóg" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “mouthpiece” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “muzzle” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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