ógánta

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See also: òganta

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ógánta (“youthful”).

Adjective

ógánta

  1. adolescent

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ógánta
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ógánta n-ógánta hógánta not applicable

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

Middle Irish

Etymology

See modern óg (“youth”)

Adjective

ógánta

  1. youthful

Descendants

  • Irish: ógánta, óigeanta
  • Scottish Gaelic: òganta

Further reading

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “ógánta”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page òglach
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