óg

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "og"

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish óc (compare Scottish Gaelic òg), from Proto-Celtic *yuwankos (compare Welsh ieuanc), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuHn̥ḱós (compare English young).

Pronunciation

Adjective

óg (genitive singular masculine óig, genitive singular feminine óige, plural óga, comparative óige)

  1. young
  2. junior, minor
  3. new, fresh, early

Declension

Declension of óg
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative óg óg óga
vocative óig óga
genitive óige óga óg
dative óg óg;
óig (archaic) 		óga
Comparative níos óige
Superlative is óige

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Fingallian: oge

Noun

óg m (genitive singular óig, nominative plural óga)

  1. young person, youth
  2. young (of animals)

Declension

Declension of óg (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative óg óga
vocative a óig a óga
genitive óig óg
dative óg óga
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-óg na hóga
genitive an óig na n-óg
dative leis an óg
don óg 		leis na hóga

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of óg
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
óg n-óg hóg t-óg

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

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adverb

óg

  1. Misspelling of òg.
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