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lóeg

lóeg

Old Irish

Noun

lóeg m (genitive loíg, nominative plural loíg)

  1. calf
  2. (figuratively) favourite, darling

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

  • báethán
  • bóbán
  • fíthal
  • gamuin

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
lóeg
also llóeg after a proclitic
lóeg
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
lóeg
also llóeg after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • lóeg” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.