eireog

== Irish == === Alternative forms === eileog, éileog, éilín, éireog, eirín, éirín === Etymology === From Middle Irish eréne (“chick, pullet”) +‎ -óg, from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *yarā (whence Welsh iâr (“hen”) and Cornish/Breton yar), perhaps originally *ɸiɸeros if related to Latin pīpiō (“to cheep”) and Sanskrit पिप्पका (pippakā, “a species of bird”) Cognate with Scottish Gaelic eireag. === Pronunciation === (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈeːɾʲɔɡ/, [ˈei̯ɾʲɔɡ] (corresponding to the form éireog) === Noun === eireog f (genitive singular eireoige, nominative plural eireoga) chick, pullet ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “éireog”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 285 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “eireog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN