rogha

Irish

Alternative forms

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)

  1. choice, choosing, selection
  2. alternative
  3. thing or person chosen
  4. the choicest, the best

Declension

Declension of rogha (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative rogha roghanna
vocative a rogha a roghanna
genitive rogha roghanna
dative rogha roghanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an rogha na roghanna
genitive na rogha na roghanna
dative leis an rogha
don rogha
leis na roghanna

Archaic declension:

Declension of rogha (fifth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative rogha roghna
vocative a rogha a roghna
genitive roghan roghan
dative roghain roghna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an rogha na roghna
genitive na roghan na roghan
dative leis an roghain
don roghain
leis na roghna

Alternative plural form: roighne

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rogu, roga”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 213
  4. ^ 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