óige

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See also: òige and õige

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish óice (“youth, youthfulness”), from óc (“young”). By surface analysis, óg +‎ -e). The Middle Irish term superseded an older Old Irish term oítiu.

Noun

óige f (genitive singular óige)

  1. youth, adolescence
  2. young people
Declension
Declension of óige (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative óige
vocative a óige
genitive óige
dative óige
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an óige
genitive na hóige
dative leis an óige
don óige
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

óige

  1. inflection of óg:
    1. genitive feminine singular
    2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of óige
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
óige n-óige hóige not applicable

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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