óg

See also: og, OG, and òg

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish óc (compare Scottish Gaelic òg), from Proto-Celtic *yowankos (compare Welsh ieuanc), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (compare English young).

Pronunciation

Adjective

óg (genitive singular masculine óig, genitive singular feminine óige, plural óga, comparative óige)

  1. young
  2. junior, minor
  3. new, fresh, early

Declension
Declension of óg
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative óg óg óga
Vocative óig óga
Genitive óige óga óg
Dative óg óg;
óig (archaic)		 óga
Comparative níos óige
Superlative is óige

Derived terms

Noun

óg m (genitive singular óig, nominative plural óga)

  1. young person, youth
  2. (of animals) young

Declension
Declension of óg

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative óg óga
Vocative a óig a óga
Genitive óig óg
Dative óg óga

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-óg na hóga
Genitive an óig na n-óg
Dative leis an óg

don óg

 leis na hóga

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
óg n-óg hóg t-óg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "óg" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “óc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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