ogof

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gocof, cf. Old Welsh guocobauc ‘cavernous’ (modern ogofog), from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-kubā, according to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *kew- (“bend”).[1] Cognate with Cornish gogow and Breton gougoñv.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

ogof f (plural ogofâu or ogofeydd or ogofau)

  1. cave

Derived terms

  • ogof-annedd (“cave dwelling”)
  • ogofa (“to cave”)
  • ogofäwr (“caver, potholer”)
  • ogofdy (“grotto”)
  • ogofeg (“speleology”)
  • ogofegol (“speleological”)
  • ogofwr (“speleologist”)
  • rhedyn yr ogofau (“spleenwort”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ogof
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ogof unchanged unchanged hogof

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

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “588-92”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 588-92
  2. ^ 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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