scealpóg

Irish

Alternative forms

• scealbóg, sciolpóg
• sgealbóg, sgeilpeog (obsolete)

Etymology

From scealp +‎ -óg.

Noun

scealpóg f (genitive singular scealpóige, nominative plural scealpóga)

1. chip (small piece broken off; damaged area of a surface)
2. pinch (action of squeezing a small amount of skin), nip

   Synonym: liomóg

3. splinter (fragment of material)

Declension

Declension of scealpóg (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative scealpóg scealpóga vocative a scealpóg a scealpóga genitive scealpóige scealpóg dative scealpóg scealpóig (archaic, dialectal) scealpóga forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an scealpóg na scealpóga genitive na scealpóige na scealpóg dative leis an scealpóg leis an scealpóig (archaic, dialectal) don scealpóg don scealpóig (archaic, dialectal) leis na scealpóga

Further reading

• “scealpóg”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scealpóg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 605
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scealpóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN