laogh

Irish

Noun

laogh m (genitive singular laoigh, nominative plural laoigh or laoghanna)

1. Superseded spelling of lao.

Declension

Declension of laogh (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative laogh laoghanna vocative a laogh a laoghanna genitive laogh laoghanna dative laogh laoghanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an laogh na laoghanna genitive an laogh na laoghanna dative leis an laogh don laogh leis na laoghanna

Scottish Gaelic

Laogh (1) fèidh.

Laogh (1) bà.

Etymology

From Old Irish lóeg. Cognates include Irish lao and Manx lheiy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɯːɣ/, (Lewis) [l̪ˠɯːɣ], [l̪ˠəɨɣ]
• (Islay, unlenited) IPA^(key): [d̪̊ˠɵːɣ]
• Hyphenation: laogh

Noun

laogh m (genitive singular laoigh, plural laoigh)

1. calf, fawn, kid (young of a cow or deer)
2. friend
3. term of endearment for a child.

Declension

Declension of laogh (type I masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	laogh	laoigh
genitive	laoigh	laogh
dative	laogh	laoigh; laoghaibh✝
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) laogh	(na) laoigh
genitive	(an) laoigh	(nan) laogh
dative	(an) laogh	(na) laoigh; laoghaibh✝
vocative	laoigh	laogha

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• (diminutive): laoghan

Mutation

Mutation of laogh

radical	lenition
laogh	unchanged

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “laogh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[3], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Colin Mark (2003) “laogh”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 380