ogof
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh gogof, from Old Welsh guocobauc ‘cavernous’ (modern ogofog), from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-kubā. Cognate with Cornish gogow and Breton gougoñv.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɔɡɔv/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈoːɡɔv/, /ˈɔɡɔv/
Derived terms
- ogofa (“to cave”)
- ogof-annedd (“cave dwelling”)
- ogofäwr (“caver, potholer”)
- ogofeg (“speleology”)
- ogofegol (“speleological”)
- ogofdy (“grotto”)
- ogofwr (“speleologist”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ogof | unchanged | unchanged | hogof |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ogof”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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