Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish roga, from Old Irish rogu,[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸro-gusom, from *ɸro- + Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“choose”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rogha f (genitive singular rogha, nominative plural roghanna)
- choice, choosing, selection
- alternative
- thing or person chosen
- the choicest, the best
Declension
Declension of rogha (fourth declension)
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Archaic declension:
Declension of rogha (fifth declension)
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Alternative plural form: roighne
Derived terms
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rogu, roga”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 86, page 46
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 213
- ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 312, page 60
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “roġa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 908; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “rogha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “rogha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “rogha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026