lorg

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠʌɾˠəɡ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔɾˠəɡ/

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 look for, seek

   Synonyms: cuardaigh, tóraigh

2. to ask for

   Synonym: iarr

3. to track, trace

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

Alternative forms

• loirg, lorgair

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lorg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “lorg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “lorg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 446
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “loirgim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 443
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “lorg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [l͈orɡ]

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

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

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
lorg also llorg after a proclitic ending in a vowel	lorg pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lorg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɫ̪ɔrɔk/

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