lorg

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lorg (“track, trace”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɞɾˠəɡ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠoɾˠəɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔɾˠəɡ/, (Gweedore) /ˈl̪ˠɑɾˠəɡ/

Noun

lorg m (genitive singular as substantive loirg, genitive as verbal noun lorgtha, nominative plural loirg)

2. verbal noun of lorg
3. trace, vestige, mark, impression
4. track, trail, path, course

Declension

As substantive:

Declension of lorg (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative lorg loirg vocative a loirg a lorga genitive loirg lorg dative lorg loirg forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an lorg na loirg genitive an loirg na lorg dative leis an lorg don lorg leis na loirg

As verbal noun:

Declension of lorg (third declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative lorg vocative a lorg genitive lorgtha dative lorg forms with the definite article singular nominative an lorg genitive an lorgtha dative leis an lorg don lorg

Derived terms

• ar lorg
• i lorg
• méarlorg

Related terms

• learg

Verb

lorg (present analytic lorgaíonn, future analytic lorgóidh, verbal noun lorg, past participle lorgtha)

2. to look for, seek

   Synonyms: cuardaigh, tóraigh

3. to ask for

   Synonym: iarr

4. to track, trace

Conjugation

Conjugation of lorg (second conjugation)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	lorgaím	lorgaíonn tú; lorgaír†	lorgaíonn sé, sí	lorgaímid; lorgaíonn muid	lorgaíonn sibh	lorgaíonn siad; lorgaíd†	a lorgaíonn; a lorgaíos	lorgaítear
past	lorg mé; lorgaíos	lorg tú; lorgaís	lorg sé, sí	lorgaíomar; lorg muid	lorg sibh; lorgaíobhair	lorg siad; lorgaíodar	a lorg	lorgaíodh
past habitual	lorgaínn	lorgaíteá	lorgaíodh sé, sí	lorgaímis; lorgaíodh muid	lorgaíodh sibh	lorgaídís; lorgaíodh	a lorgaíodh	lorgaítí
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	lorgóidh mé; lorgód; lorgóchaidh mé†	lorgóidh tú; lorgóir†; lorgóchaidh tú†	lorgóidh sé, sí; lorgóchaidh sé, sí†	lorgóimid; lorgóidh muid; lorgóchaimid†; lorgóchaidh muid†	lorgóidh sibh; lorgóchaidh sibh†	lorgóidh siad; lorgóid†; lorgóchaidh siad†	a lorgóidh; a lorgós; a lorgóchaidh†; a lorgóchas†	lorgófar; lorgóchar†
conditional	lorgóinn; lorgóchainn†	lorgófá; lorgóchthá†	lorgódh sé, sí; lorgóchadh sé, sí†	lorgóimis; lorgódh muid; lorgóchaimis†; lorgóchadh muid†	lorgódh sibh; lorgóchadh sibh†	lorgóidís; lorgódh siad; lorgóchaidís†; lorgóchadh siad†	a lorgódh; a lorgóchadh†	lorgófaí; lorgóchthaí†
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go lorgaí mé; go lorgaíod†	go lorgaí tú; go lorgaír†	go lorgaí sé, sí	go lorgaímid; go lorgaí muid	go lorgaí sibh	go lorgaí siad; go lorgaíd†	—	go lorgaítear
past	dá lorgaínn	dá lorgaíteá	dá lorgaíodh sé, sí	dá lorgaímis; dá lorgaíodh muid	dá lorgaíodh sibh	dá lorgaídís; dá lorgaíodh siad	—	dá lorgaítí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	lorgaím	lorg	lorgaíodh sé, sí	lorgaímis	lorgaígí; lorgaídh†	lorgaídís	—	lorgaítear
past participle	lorgtha
verbal noun	lorg

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Alternative forms

• loirg, lorgair

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lorg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “lorg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “lorg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 446
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “loirgim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 443
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “lorg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “lorgaím”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪oɾɡ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *lorgos.

Noun

lorg m (genitive luirg, nominative plural luirg)

1. path, track

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	lorg	lorgL	luirgL
vocative	luirg	lorgL	lurguH
accusative	lorgN	lorgL	lurguH
genitive	luirgL	lorg	lorgN
dative	lurgL	lorgaib	lorgaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

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

Related terms

• lerg

Descendants

• Irish: lorg
• Scottish Gaelic: lorg

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lorg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *lorgā.

Noun

lorg f (genitive loirge, nominative plural lorga)

1. staff, rod, wand
2. club, cudgel

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	lorgL	loirgL	lorgaH
vocative	lorgL	loirgL	lorgaH
accusative	loirgN	loirgL	lorgaH
genitive	loirgeH	lorgL	lorgN
dative	loirgL	lorgaib	lorgaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 lorg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Mutation

Mutation of lorg

radical	lenition	nasalization
lorg also llorg in h-prothesis environments	lorg pronounced with /l-/	lorg also llorg

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lorg (“track, trace”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠarak/
• (Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔrak/
• (Skye, Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔrɔk/

Verb

lorg (past lorg, future lorgaidh, verbal noun lorg or lorgadh, past participle lorgte)

1. to look for, search
2. to find, trace

Conjugation

Conjugation of lorg (regular)

indicative	independent		dependent
	personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
past	lorg	lorgadh	lorg	lorgadh
future	lorgaidh	lorgar lorgtar	lorg	lorgar lorgtar
relative future	lorgas	lorgar	—	—
conditional	independent		dependent
	personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
first person singular	lorgainn	lorgtadh lorgaist1 lorgaiste1	lorgainn	lorgtadh lorgaist1 lorgaiste1
first person plural	lorgamaid lorgadh sinn		lorgamaid lorgadh sinn
second/third person	lorgadh		lorgadh
imperative	independent
	singular	plural	impersonal
first person	lorgam	lorgamaid	lorgar lorgtar
second person	lorg	lorgaibh
third person	lorgadh
past participle	lorgta
verbal noun	lorg

1. Lewis dialect form

Synonyms

• (look for): sir, iarr

Derived terms

• lorgair

Noun

lorg f (genitive singular luirge, plural lorgan)

1. verbal noun of lorg
2. search
   • 2013 National Library of Scotland library catalogue Gaelic version.

     Mo lorgan

     My searches

   • 2013 National Library of Scotland library catalogue Gaelic version.

     Eachdraidh lorgan

     Search History

3. trace, mark
4. track, print, footprint

Derived terms

• meur-lorg