ógánach

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See also: òganach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish ógán + -ach, from Old Irish ócán, from óc (compare óg).

Pronunciation

Noun

ógánach m (genitive singular ógánaigh, nominative plural ógánaigh)

  1. adolescent, youngster, youth, young man
  2. crafty person; boyo, trickster
  3. (law) juvenile, minor

Declension

Declension of ógánach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ógánach ógánaigh
vocative a ógánaigh a ógánacha
genitive ógánaigh ógánach
dative ógánach ógánaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-ógánach na hógánaigh
genitive an ógánaigh na n-ógánach
dative leis an ógánach
don ógánach 		leis na hógánaigh

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ógánach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ógánach n-ógánach hógánach t-ógánach

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

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