géag
Irish (Donegal)
/ɟeːɡ/
noun
Definitions
- branch, bough, limb of a tree
- limb major appendage of human or animal
- ray of a starfish
- tress of hair
- (genealogy) genealogical branch; offshoot, offspring; scion, (young) person
- image of girl made for festival
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish géc (branch).
Origin
Old Irish
géc
Gloss
branch
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
枝
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- foghéag Irish
- gearr Irish
- gearrghéagach Irish
- gearrghéagacht Irish
- géagach Irish
- géagachán Irish
- géagaigh Irish
- géagleabhair Irish
- géagláidir Irish
- géagscaoilte Irish
- géagscaoilteach Irish
- géagúil Irish
- leabhair Irish
- láidir Irish
- scaoilte Irish
- géc Old Irish
- gécach Old Irish
- *kankā Proto-Celtic