lorg

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lorg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔɾˠəɡ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠʌɾˠəɡ/

Noun

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

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

Declension

As substantive:

Declension of lorg

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative lorg loirg Vocative a loirg a lorga Genitive loirg lorg Dative lorg loirg

Forms with the definite article: Case 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

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative lorg Vocative a lorg Genitive lorgtha Dative lorg

Forms with the definite article: Case 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)

1. to track, trace
2. to print, impress
3. to leave a mark, marks

Conjugation

conjugation of lorg (second conjugation)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	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 / ar lorg*	lorgaíodh
	past habitual	lorgaínn	lorgaíteá	lorgaíodh sé, sí	lorgaímis; lorgaíodh muid	lorgaíodh sibh	lorgaídís; lorgaíodh siad	a lorgaíodh / a lorgaíodh*	lorgaítí
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; lorgóchadh siad†	a lorgódh; a lorgóchadh† / a lorgódh*; a lorgóchadh*†	lorgófaí; lorgóchthaí†
subjunctive	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		lorgaím	lorg	lorgaíodh sé, sí	lorgaímis	lorgaígí; lorgaídh†	lorgaídís	—	lorgaítear
verbal noun		lorg
past participle		lorgtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lorg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Old Irish

Noun

lorg f

1. path, track

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• lerg

Descendants

• Irish: lorg
• Scottish Gaelic: lorg

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lorg.

Verb

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

1. look for, search
2. find, trace

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