ógh

See also: OGH

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish óg (“whole, entire, intact”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic òigh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oː/

Noun

ógh f (genitive singular óighe, nominative plural ógha)

1. virgin

Declension

Declension of ógh (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ógh ógha vocative a ógh a ógha genitive óighe ógh dative ógh ógha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ógh na hógha genitive na hóighe na n-ógh dative leis an ógh don ógh leis na hógha

Adjective

ógh (genitive singular masculine óigh, genitive singular feminine óighe, comparative óighe)

1. (literary) whole, entire; intact, inviolate; chaste, virginal

Declension

Declension of ógh

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ógh	ógh	ógha
vocative	óigh		ógha
genitive		óghe	ógha	ógh
dative	ógh	ógh; óigh (archaic)	ógha
Comparative	níos óghe
Superlative	is óghe

Derived terms

• Ómaigh (“Omagh”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ógh

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ógh	n-ógh	hógh	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ógh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN