óglach

See also: òglach

Irish

Alternative forms
  • óglách
  • óglaoch

Etymology

From Old Irish óclach, from óc (“young”).

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 hÉireann ― 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

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • “óclach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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