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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish rogu, from Proto-Celtic *ɸrogousom, from *ɸro- + Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“choose”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rogha f (genitive singular rogha, nominative plural roghanna)
- choice, choosing, selection
- alternative
- thing or person chosen
- the choicest, the best
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Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rogu, roga”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rogha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “rogha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “rogha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 45