ó.
grandson, grandchild
Meaning & usage
grandson, grandchild
descendant
Where this word comes from
From ua, from Old Irish aue (“grandson, descendant”).
The name of the Latin script letter o/O.
since (temporal)
ó chuala mé an scéala
after
bliain ó rugadh é
from the time when
ó bhaintear an féar go bhfuil sé tirim
once
ó bhrisfear é
since (causal), inasmuch as
ó tá mé liom féin
Where this word comes from
From Middle Irish ó, from Old Irish ó, úa, from Proto-Celtic *au, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“away”).
oh
Where this word comes from
Basically onomatopoeic, but compare English O, Latin ō, Ancient Greek ὦ (ô), etc.
O (vocative particle)
Where this word comes from
Basically onomatopoeic, but compare English O, Latin ō, Ancient Greek ὦ (ô), etc.
-wards: only used in ó thuaidh and ó dheas
Where this word comes from
Doublet of faoi.
The letter o with an acute accent, known as ó fada (literally “long o”).
of, from (indicating origin)
ó ghleann go gleann
since
ó Mháirt
used in conjunction with the verb bí to indicate need/want
Tá bainne uaim.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Irish ó, from Old Irish ó, úa, from Proto-Celtic *au, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“away”).
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