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óglach

óglach

See also: òglach

Irish

Alternative forms

óglách
óglaoch

Noun

óglach m ‎(genitive singular óglaigh, nominative plural óglaigh)

(literary) young man; (young) warrior
(literary) attendant, servant; vassal
(military) volunteer
Óglaigh na h-Éireann‎ ― the Irish Volunteers

Declension

Declension of óglach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	óglach	óglaigh
Vocative	a óglaigh	a óglacha
Genitive	óglaigh	óglach
Dative	óglach	óglaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-óglach	na hóglaigh
Genitive	an óglaigh	na n-óglach
Dative	leis an óglach don óglach	leis na hóglaigh

Derived terms

buanóglach m ‎(“permanent soldier”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
óglach	n-óglach	hóglach	t-óglach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“óglach” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
“óclach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.