Tír na nÓg

See also: Tír na n-Óg

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Tír na nÓg, from Old Irish Tír inna n-Óc. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Tìr nan Òg, Manx Çheer ny Aeg.

Proper noun

Tír na nÓg

1. (Irish mythology) the land of youth

Translations

mythological location

• Irish: Tír na nÓg f

  Old Irish: Tír inna n-Óc n

• Manx: Çheer ny Aeg
• Scottish Gaelic: Tìr nan Òg

Irish

Alternative forms

• Tír na n-Óg (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish Tír inna n-Óc. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Tìr nan Òg, Manx Çheer ny Aeg.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˌtʲiːɾˠ n̪ˠə ˈn̪ˠoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˌtʲiːɾˠ n̪ˠə ˈn̪ˠɔːɡ/

Proper noun

Tír na nÓg

1. (Irish mythology) Tír na nÓg

   Synonym: Tír na hÓige

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Tír na nÓg	Thír na nÓg	dTír na nÓg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.