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óglach

óglach

See also: òglach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • óglách
  • óglaoch

Noun

óglach m (genitive singular óglaigh, nominative plural óglaigh)

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

Declension

Derived terms

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.