óige

See also: òige and õige

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈoːɟɪ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːɟɪ/

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 The Middle Irish term superseded an older Old Irish term oítiu.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

• brú óige
• luath-óige

 

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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “óige”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “óice”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “óige”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “óige”, 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 24