Ogham

See also: ogham

Ogham - English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈoʊ.əm/
  • IPA: /ˈɒɡəm/ (see the usage notes)

Proper noun

Ogham

  1. An ancient Celtic alphabet historically used to write Primitive Irish.

Usage notes

The pronunciation /ˈoʊ.əm/ more closely matches the modern Irish pronunciation of the word ([ˈoːmˠ], [ˈoːəmˠ]), but the pronunciation /ˈɒɡəm/, based on the spelling and the Old Irish pronunciation, is also common in English.

Derived terms

Noun

Ogham (plural Oghams)

  1. A single character in this alphabet.

Anagrams

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