ogof

Welsh

Alternative forms

• (archaic) gogof

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gocof, cf. 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/

Noun

ogof f (plural ogofâu or ogofeydd or ogofau)

1. cave

Derived terms

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

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.