neantóg

Irish

Alternative forms
  • neantán m

Etymology

From neanta (“nettles; nettle”) +‎ -óg (diminutive suffix).

Noun

neantóg f (genitive singular neantóige, nominative plural neantóga)

  1. nettle (stinging herb of genus Urtica)
    Neantóg a dhóigh mé, copóg a leigheas mé.
    A nettle burns me, a dock heals me.

Declension
Declension of neantóg

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative neantóg neantóga
Vocative a neantóg a neantóga
Genitive neantóige neantóg
Dative neantóg
neantóig (archaic, dialectal)		 neantóga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an neantóg na neantóga
Genitive na neantóige na neantóg
Dative leis an neantóg
leis an neantóig (archaic, dialectal)

don neantóg
don neantóig (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na neantóga

Derived terms
  • caochneantóg, neantóg chaoch (“dead-nettle”)
  • dó neantóige, loscadh neantóige, goineog neantóige (“nettle sting”)
  • fianeantóg (“nettle growing on waste land”)
  • neantóg loiscneach (“stinging nettle”)
  • cál faiche (“nettles”)
  • ga buí (“hemp nettle”)
  • loiteog (“nettle-tree”)
  • neantúil (“nettle-like, stinging, irritating; irritable, testy”, adjective)
  • ros neanta (“nettle-seed”)

References
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