rogha

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish rogu, from Proto-Celtic *ɸrogousom, from *ɸro- + Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (choose).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɾˠɑu/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɾˠeː/, (older) /ɾˠɤː/[1]

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

Derived terms

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31

Further reading

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