rón beag

Irish

Etymology

Literally, small seal

Noun

rón beag m (genitive singular róin bhig, nominative plural rónta beaga)

  1. common seal, harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)

Declension

Declension of rón beag (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative rón beag rónta beaga
vocative a róin bhig a rónta beaga
genitive róin bhig rónta beaga
dative rón beag rónta beaga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an rón beag na rónta beaga
genitive an rón beag na rónta beaga
dative leis an rón beag
don rón beag
leis na rónta beaga

Further reading

  • rón beag”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025