fáinleog

== Irish == === Alternative forms === áilleog, áinleog, áinle, fáinle, fáinleoigín áinleóg, áinnle, fáinleóg, fáinnle, fáinnleog, fáinnleóg (superseded) === Etymology === From early modern Irish áinleóg, from Middle Irish áilleóc, fainleóc (compare Scottish Gaelic ainleag), a diminutive of Old Irish ainnel, fannall, from Proto-Celtic *wesnālā (“swallow”) (compare Welsh gwennol (“swallow, martin”), Cornish gwennel, Breton gwenneli), from Proto-Celtic *wesrū (“spring”), from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”). By surface analysis, fáinle +‎ -óg. === Pronunciation === (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɯːnloːɡ/ (as if spelled faoinleog) (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaːn̠ʲl̠ʲɔɡ/ (corresponding to the form áinleog) === Noun === fáinleog f (genitive singular fáinleoige, nominative plural fáinleoga) swallow (bird) Hirundo rustica ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== fáinlearrach (“swallowtailed”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fáinleog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN