forgu

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *uɸorgusom. Contains the prefix for- (“over”). Cognate to Welsh gorau (“best”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸoɾ.ɡu/

Noun

forgu n

1. the best to pick from some set

Inflection

Neuter indeclinable

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	forgu	forgu	forgu
vocative	forgu	forgu	forgu
accusative	forgu	forgu	forgu
genitive	forgu	forgu	forgu
dative	forgu	forgu	forgu

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Related terms

• asa·gúsi
• dígu
• do·goa
• rogu
• togu
• uccu

Mutation

Mutation of forgu

radical	lenition	nasalization
forgu	ḟorgu	forgu pronounced with /β̃-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “forg(g)u, forgo”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language