ogof

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Welsh

Alternative forms

(archaic) gogof

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gocof, cf. Old Welsh guocobauc ‘cavernous’ (modern ogofog), from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-kubā. Cognate with Cornish gogow and Breton gougoñv.^[1]

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɡɔv/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈoːɡɔv/, /ˈɔɡɔv/

Noun

ogof f (plural ogofâu or ogofeydd or ogofau)

cave

Derived terms

ogofa (“to cave”)
ogof-annedd (“cave dwelling”)
ogofäwr (“caver, potholer”)
ogofeg (“speleology”)
ogofegol (“speleological”)
ogofdy (“grotto”)
ogofwr (“speleologist”)
rhedyn yr ogofau (“spleenwort”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *ogof*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ogof	unchanged	unchanged	hogof

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

References

^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ogof”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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