lorg

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lorg.

Pronunciation

Noun

lorg m (genitive singular as substantive loirg, genitive as verbal noun lorgtha, nominative plural loirg)

  1. verbal noun of lorg
  2. trace, vestige, mark, impression
  3. track, trail, path, course

Declension

As substantive:

Declension of lorg

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lorg loirg
Vocative a loirg a lorga
Genitive loirg lorg
Dative lorg loirg

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an lorg na loirg
Genitive an loirg na lorg
Dative leis an lorg

don lorg

 leis na loirg

As verbal noun:

Declension of lorg

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative lorg
Vocative a lorg
Genitive lorgtha
Dative lorg

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an lorg
Genitive an lorgtha
Dative leis an lorg

don lorg

Derived terms

Verb

lorg (present analytic lorgaíonn, future analytic lorgóidh, verbal noun lorg, past participle lorgtha)

  1. to track, trace
  2. to print, impress
  3. to leave a mark, marks

Conjugation
conjugation of lorg (second conjugation)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present lorgaím lorgaíonn tú;
lorgaír†		 lorgaíonn sé, sí lorgaímid;
lorgaíonn muid		 lorgaíonn sibh lorgaíonn siad;
lorgaíd†		 a lorgaíonn; a lorgaíos lorgaítear
past lorg mé; lorgaíos lorg tú; lorgaís lorg sé, sí lorgaíomar; lorg muid lorg sibh; lorgaíobhair lorg siad; lorgaíodar a lorg /
ar lorg*		 lorgaíodh
past habitual lorgaínn lorgaíteá lorgaíodh sé, sí lorgaímis; lorgaíodh muid lorgaíodh sibh lorgaídís; lorgaíodh siad a lorgaíodh /
a lorgaíodh*		 lorgaítí
future lorgóidh mé;
lorgód;
lorgóchaidh mé†		 lorgóidh tú;
lorgóir†;
lorgóchaidh tú†		 lorgóidh sé, sí;
lorgóchaidh sé, sí†		 lorgóimid;
lorgóidh muid;
lorgóchaimid†;
lorgóchaidh muid†		 lorgóidh sibh;
lorgóchaidh sibh†		 lorgóidh siad;
lorgóid†;
lorgóchaidh siad†		 a lorgóidh; a lorgós; a lorgóchaidh†; a lorgóchas† lorgófar; lorgóchar†
conditional lorgóinn; lorgóchainn† lorgófá; lorgóchthᆠlorgódh sé, sí; lorgóchadh sé, sí† lorgóimis; lorgódh muid; lorgóchaimis†; lorgóchadh muid† lorgódh sibh; lorgóchadh sibh† lorgóidís; lorgódh siad; lorgóchadh siad† a lorgódh; a lorgóchadh† /
a lorgódh*; a lorgóchadh*†		 lorgófaí; lorgóchthaí†
subjunctive present go lorgaí mé;
go lorgaíod†		 go lorgaí tú;
go lorgaír†		 go lorgaí sé, sí go lorgaímid;
go lorgaí muid		 go lorgaí sibh go lorgaí siad;
go lorgaíd†		 — go lorgaítear
past dá lorgaínn dá lorgaíteá dá lorgaíodh sé, sí dá lorgaímis;
dá lorgaíodh muid		 dá lorgaíodh sibh dá lorgaídís;
dá lorgaíodh siad		 — dá lorgaítí
imperative lorgaím lorg lorgaíodh sé, sí lorgaímis lorgaígí;
lorgaídh†		 lorgaídís — lorgaítear
verbal noun lorg
past participle lorgtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Alternative forms

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 83, page 45
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 138, page 54

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [l͈orɡ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *lorgos.

Noun

lorg m (genitive luirg, nominative plural luirg)

  1. path, track
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative lorg lorgL luirgL
Vocative luirg lorgL lurguH
Accusative lorgN lorgL lurguH
Genitive luirgL lorg lorgN
Dative lurgL lorgaib lorgaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
  • Irish: lorg
  • Scottish Gaelic: lorg

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *lorgā.

Noun

lorg f (genitive loirge, nominative plural lorga)

  1. staff, rod, wand
  2. club, cudgel
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative lorgL loirgL lorgaH
Vocative lorgL loirgL lorgaH
Accusative loirgN loirgL lorgaH
Genitive loirgeH lorgL lorgN
Dative loirgL lorgaib lorgaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
lorg
also llorg after a proclitic		 lorg
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/		 unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lorg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɫ̪ɔrɔk/

Verb

lorg (past lorg, future lorgaidh, verbal noun lorg or lorgadh, past participle lorgte)

  1. look for, search
  2. find, trace

Synonyms

Derived terms

Noun

lorg f (genitive singular luirge, plural lorgan)

  1. verbal noun of lorg
  2. search
    • 2013 National Library of Scotland library catalogue Gaelic version.
      Mo lorgan
      My searches
    • 2013 National Library of Scotland library catalogue Gaelic version.
      Eachdraidh lorgan
      Search History
  3. trace, mark,
  4. track, print, footprint

Derived terms
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