òigh

See also: oigh and Òigh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish óg (“whole, entire, intact”). Cognate with Irish ógh.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔːj/

Noun

òigh f (genitive singular òighe, plural òighean)

  1. maiden, virgin, young woman
    Synonyms: ainnir, cailin, gruagach, maighdeann, nighean, rìbhinn

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
òighn-òighh-òight-òigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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