ógánach

See also: òganach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ógán +‎ -ach, from Middle Irish ócán, from Old Irish óc (compare óg).[1] Compare Scottish Gaelic òganach.

Pronunciation

Noun

ógánach m (genitive singular ógánaigh, nominative plural ógánaigh)

  1. adolescent, youngster, youth, young man
  2. crafty person; boyo, trickster
  3. (law) juvenile, minor

Declension

Declension of ógánach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ógánach ógánaigh
vocative a ógánaigh a ógánacha
genitive ógánaigh ógánach
dative ógánach ógánaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-ógánach na hógánaigh
genitive an ógánaigh na n-ógánach
dative leis an ógánach
don ógánach 		leis na hógánaigh

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ógánach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ógánach n-ógánach hógánach t-ógánach

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ócán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 44, page 46
  3. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 365
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 477, page 153

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