Irish
Etymology
From dron (“right, straight”) + uillinn (“elbow, angle”) + -óg; calque of Latin rēctangulum.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˌd̪ˠɾɔn̪ˠəˈlʲoːɡ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾɔnˠˌɪl̠ʲoːɡ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾɔnˠˌɪl̠ʲaɡ/
Noun
dronuilleog f (genitive singular dronuilleoige, nominative plural dronuilleoga)
- (geometry) rectangle
Declension
Declension of dronuilleog (second declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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dronuilleog
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dronuilleoga
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| vocative
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a dhronuilleog
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a dhronuilleoga
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| genitive
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dronuilleoige
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dronuilleog
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| dative
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dronuilleog
dronuilleoig (archaic, dialectal)
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dronuilleoga
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an dronuilleog
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na dronuilleoga
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| genitive
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na dronuilleoige
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na ndronuilleog
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| dative
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leis an dronuilleog
leis an dronuilleoig (archaic, dialectal)
don dronuilleog
don dronuilleoig (archaic, dialectal)
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leis na dronuilleoga
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Derived terms
- dronuilleogach (“rectangular”)
- dronuillinn (“right angle”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of dronuilleog
| radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| dronuilleog
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dhronuilleog
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ndronuilleog
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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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