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

Mutation of òigh

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
òigh	n-òigh	h-òigh	t-òigh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.