ógh

See also: OGH

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish óg (“whole, entire, intact”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic òigh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oː/

Adjective

ógh (genitive singular masculine óigh, genitive singular feminine óighe, plural ógha, comparative óighe)

  1. (literary) whole, entire; intact, inviolate; chaste, virginal
  2. (nominalized, feminine) virgin

Declension

Declension of ógh
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ógh ógh ógha
vocative óigh ógha
genitive óighe ógha ógh
dative ógh ógh;
óigh (archaic) 		ógha
Comparative níos óighe
Superlative is óighe

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ógh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ógh n-ógh hógh not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “óġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 808; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ógh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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