# lorg
## Irish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈl̪ˠʌɾˠəɡ/
* (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: /ˈl̪ˠɔɾˠəɡ/

### Noun

lorg m (genitive singular as substantive loirg, genitive as verbal noun lorgtha, nominative plural loirg)
* verbal noun of lorg
* trace, vestige, mark, impression
* track, trail, path, course

#### Declension

As substantive:
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:
bare forms
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)
* to look for, seek
    Synonyms: cuardaigh, tóraigh
* to ask for
    Synonym: iarr
* to track, trace

#### Conjugation

| verbal noun | lorg | lorg | lorg | lorg | lorg | lorg | lorg | lorg |
| past participle | lorgtha | lorgtha | lorgtha | lorgtha | lorgtha | lorgtha | lorgtha | lorgtha |
| tense | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| tense | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| 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 |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

#### Alternative forms

* loirg, lorgair

### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 83, page 45
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 138, page 54

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lorg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* “lorg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
* 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: [l͈orɡ]

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *lorgos, from Proto-Indo-European *lerg- (“slippery, even”).

#### Noun

lorg m (genitive luirg, nominative plural luirg)
* path, track

##### Inflection

* $^H$ = triggers aspiration
* $^L$ = triggers lenition
* $^N$ = triggers nasalization

##### Related terms

* lerg

##### Descendants

* Irish: lorg
* Scottish Gaelic: lorg

#### References

* ↑ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llwrw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *lorgā.

#### Noun

lorg f (genitive loirge, nominative plural lorga)
* staff, rod, wand
* club, cudgel

##### Inflection

* $^H$ = triggers aspiration
* $^L$ = triggers lenition
* $^N$ = triggers nasalization

### Mutation

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

### 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 (“track, trace”). The verb is derived from the noun.

### Pronunciation

* (Lewis) IPA: /ˈl̪ˠarak/
* (Uist) IPA: /ˈl̪ˠɔrak/
* (Skye, Wester Ross) IPA: /ˈl̪ˠɔrɔk/

### Verb

lorg (past lorg, future lorgaidh, verbal noun lorg or lorgadh, past participle lorgte)
* look for, search
* find, trace

#### Synonyms

* (look for): sir, iarr

#### Derived terms

* lorgair

### Noun

lorg f (genitive singular luirge, plural lorgan)
* verbal noun of lorg
* search
** 2013 National Library of Scotland library catalogue Gaelic version.
    Mo lorganMy searches
** 2013 National Library of Scotland library catalogue Gaelic version.
    Eachdraidh lorganSearch History
* trace, mark,
* track, print, footprint

#### Derived terms

* meur-lorg

### References

* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
* ↑ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN, page 617