goirteog

Irish

Alternative forms

• gortóg

Etymology

From goirt (“bitter”) +‎ -óg

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɾˠtʲɔɡ/

Noun

goirteog f (genitive singular goirteoige, nominative plural goirteoga)

1. crabapple

   Synonym: fia-úll

Declension

Declension of goirteog

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative goirteog goirteoga Vocative a ghoirteog a ghoirteoga Genitive goirteoige goirteog Dative goirteog goirteoig (archaic, dialectal) goirteoga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ghoirteog na goirteoga Genitive na goirteoige na ngoirteog Dative leis an ngoirteog leis an ngoirteoig (archaic, dialectal) don ghoirteog don ghoirteoig (archaic, dialectal) leis na goirteoga

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
goirteog	ghoirteog	ngoirteog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “goirteog”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “goirteog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN