laogh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish lóeg, from Proto-Celtic *laygos (“calf”) (compare Welsh llo, Cornish leugh), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“cattle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɫ̪ɯːɣ/
Noun
laogh m (genitive singular laoigh, plural laoghan or laoigh)
- calf, fawn, the young of a cow or deer
- friend
- term of endearment for a child
Declension
Indefinite Declension of laogh
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | laogh | laoigh |
| Vocative | a laogh | a laogha |
| Genitive | laoigh | laogh |
| Dative | laogh | laoigh |
Definite Declension of an laogh
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | an laogh | na laoigh |
| Genitive | an laoigh | nan laogh |
| Dative | a’ laogh | na laoigh |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “lóeg” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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