piteog

Irish

Etymology

From pit (“vulva”) +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): [pʲɪˈtʲoːɡ]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈpʲɪtʲoːɡ]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈpʲɪtʲɔɡ], [ˈpʲɪtʲaɡ]

Noun

piteog f (genitive singular piteoige, nominative plural piteoga)

  1. (derogatory) effeminate man, sissy
    Synonyms: blióg, bliteog, gamhain, piteachán, piteán, Síle
    Is piteog é. ― He is a sissy./He is “girly”.

Declension

Declension of piteog (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative piteog piteoga
vocative a phiteog a phiteoga
genitive piteoige piteog
dative piteog
piteoig (archaic, dialectal) 		piteoga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an phiteog na piteoga
genitive na piteoige na bpiteog
dative leis an bpiteog
leis an bpiteoig (archaic, dialectal)
don phiteog
don phiteoig (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na piteoga

Derived terms

  • piteogach (“effeminate”)
  • piteogacht (“effeminacy”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of piteog
radical lenition eclipsis
piteog phiteog bpiteog

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

Further reading

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