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 case singular plural nominative piteog piteoga vocative a phiteog a phiteoga genitive piteoige piteog dative piteog piteoig (archaic, dialectal) piteoga forms with the definite article case 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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “piteog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “piteog”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “piteog”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024