scóig

Irish

Alternative forms

sgóig (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /sˠkoːɟ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠkɔːɟ/

Noun

scóig f (genitive singular scóige, nominative plural scóigeanna)

neck (of a bottle, of land, etc.), throat (of a vessel)
throttle (valve)

Declension

Declension of scóig

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scóig	scóigeanna
Vocative	a scóig	a scóigeanna
Genitive	scóige	scóigeanna
Dative	scóig	scóigeanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an scóig	na scóigeanna
Genitive	na scóige	na scóigeanna
Dative	leis an scóig don scóig	leis na scóigeanna

See also

muineál (“neck of the body”)

Further reading

“scóig”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scóig”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 612
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scóig”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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