óg

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

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /oːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɔːɡ/

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

• buachaill óg (“young man; bridegroom”)
• ógánach
• ógfhear
• óige

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

• Tír na nÓg

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with 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.