òigh

See also: oigh and Òigh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish óg (“whole, entire, intact”). Cognate with Irish ógh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔːj/

Noun

òigh f (genitive singular òighe, plural òighean)

  1. maiden, virgin, young woman
    Synonyms: ainnir, cailin, gruagach, maighdeann, nighean, rìbhinn

Mutation

Mutation of òigh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
òigh n-òigh h-òigh t-òigh

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

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