óglach

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See also: òglach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish óclach, from óc (“young”).

Noun

óglach m (genitive singular óglaigh, nominative plural óglaigh)

  1. (literary) young man; (young) warrior
  2. (literary) attendant, servant; vassal
  3. (military) volunteer
    Óglaigh na hÉireann ― the Irish Volunteers

Declension

Declension of óglach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative óglach óglaigh
vocative a óglaigh a óglacha
genitive óglaigh óglach
dative óglach óglaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-óglach na hóglaigh
genitive an óglaigh na n-óglach
dative leis an óglach
don óglach 		leis na hóglaigh

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of óglach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
óglach n-óglach hóglach t-óglach

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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