laogh
Irish
Noun
laogh m (genitive singular laoigh, nominative plural laoigh or laoghanna)
- Superseded spelling of lao.
Scottish Gaelic
Laogh (1) fèidh.
Laogh (1) bà.
Etymology
From Old Irish lóeg. Cognates include Irish lao and Manx lheiy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l̪ˠɯːɣ/
- Hyphenation: laogh
Noun
laogh m (genitive singular laoigh, plural laoigh)
- calf, fawn, kid (young of a cow or deer)
- friend
- 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 |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (an) laogh | (na) laoigh |
| Genitive | (an) laoigh | (nan) laogh |
| Dative | (an) laogh | (na) laoigh |
| Vocative | (a) laoigh | (a) laogha |
Derived terms
- (diminutive): laoghan
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| laogh | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “laogh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Colin Mark (2003), “laogh”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 380
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lóeg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language