blonag

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish blonac (“fat, lard, grease”), probably from Proto-Brythonic *blọneg, whence also Welsh bloneg.

Noun

blonag f (genitive singular blonaige)

  1. soft fat, lard
  2. blubber
  3. paunch, spare tyre
    Synonym: maróg

Declension

Declension of blonag (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative blonag
vocative a bhlonag
genitive blonaige
dative blonag
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bhlonag
genitive na blonaige
dative leis an mblonag
don bhlonag

Derived terms

  • blonagach (“fatty”, adjective)
  • blonagán m (“goosefoot”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of blonag
radical lenition eclipsis
blonag bhlonag mblonag

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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