laogh

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Irish[edit]

Noun[edit]

laogh m (genitive singular laoigh, nominative plural laoigh or laoghanna)

  1. Superseded spelling of lao.

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Laogh (1) fèidh.
Laogh (1) bà.

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish lóeg. Cognates include Irish lao and Manx lheiy.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /l̪ˠɯːɣ/
  • Hyphenation: laogh

Noun[edit]

laogh m (genitive singular laoigh, plural laoigh)

  1. calf, fawn, kid (young of a cow or deer)
  2. friend
  3. term of endearment for a child.

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
laogh unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “laogh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Colin Mark (2003), “laogh”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 380
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lóeg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language