ListOfCommonNouns_O

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 * //** obair **// ||= F || // obraichean //, // oibrichean // || // obrach //, // oibre // || a job ||  || 1. Derived from: // obraich // (to work); 2. // Fhuair an duine agam obair. // (My husband got a job.); // Tha obair ùr agam. //(I have a new job.); // Bha obraichean tarraingeach air tìr-mòr. // (There were attractive jobs on the mainland - RM); 3. // Tha e an dòchas gu bheil an obair deiseil. // (He hopes that the work is finished.); 4. // Tha i an dòchas gu bheil e a' dol a dh'obair. //(She hopes that he is going to work.); 5. // Rinn mi torr obrach. // (I did a lot of work); alternatively: // torr obair // ; 6. // cothrom obrach // (a job opportunity); // cothroman obrach Gàidhlig // (Gaelic job/career opportunities); ||
 * //**òganach**// ||= M || //òganaich// || //òganaich// || a young man || person -ach ||  ||
 * //**òglach**// ||= M || //òglaich// || //òglaich// || a youth || person -ach ||  ||
 * //**oide**// ||= M || //oidean// || //oide// || a tutor, a stepfather, a foster father || person || 1. //oide-ionnsaich//, oide-sgoile , oide-foghlaim (m, a tutor, schoolmaster); 2. See also: //oideas// (m, training), //oideachas// (m, education), //oideachail// (didactic, educational, instructive); // oidich // (to instruct); 3. See also: //muime// (f) - a stepmother, foster mother; ||
 * //**oideachas**// ||= M || - || //oideachais// || education || -as || 1. Derived from //oide// (m, tutor); ||
 * //**oideas**// ||= M || - || //oideis// || training, tutelage || -as || 1. //latha oideis// (m) - a training day; 2. Derived from //oide// (m, tutor); ||
 * **//oidhche//** ||= F || //oidhcheannan// ||  || a night ||   || 1. From Old Gaelic //adaig//, genitive singular //aidche// ; ||
 * //**oidhirp**// ||= F || //oidhirpean// ||  || an attempt, initiative, undertaking ||   || 1. Derived from: //oidhirpich// (to try, attempt); ||
 * ** //oifigear// ** ||= M || //oifigearan// ||  || an officer, an official || person -ear || 1. Derived from: // oifis // (f, an office); 2. // Oifigear Conaltraidh // (a Communications Officer, i.e. postmodern job title); // Oifigear Gàidhlig // (Gaelic Development/Language Officer); 3. Anglicism?; ||
 * **//oifis//** ||= F || //oifisean// ||  || an office ||   || 1. See also: // oifigear // (m, an officer); 2. Anglicism?; ||
 * //**òigh**// ||= F || //òighean// || //òighe// || a maid, maiden, virgin || person || 1. See also: //òigheil// (maidenly); 2. cf. //maighdeann// (f) - a maiden, a spinster; //rìbhinn// (f) - a maiden; 3. // Nuair a sheinn an òigh gu cianail ... // (When the maiden sang sorrowfully - Julie Fowlis); ||
 * //**oighre**// ||= M || //oighreachan// || // oighre // || an heir, inheritor || person || 1. See also: //oighreachd// (f) - inheritance; ||
 * //**oighreachd**// ||= F || // oighreachdan // || //oighreachd// || an inheritance, an estate, heritage; || -achd || 1. Derived from // oighre // (m, an heir); 2. // Oighreachd Loch an Inbhir a Tuath // (North Lochinver Estate); ||
 * //**oilean**// ||= M ||  || //oilein// || nurture, education, training ||   || 1. See also: //oileanach// (m, a student), //oileanaich// (to nurture, teach, educate), //oileanachd// (f, a doctrine, teaching), //oilthigh// (m, a university); ||
 * //**oileanach**// ||= M || //oileanaich// || //oileanaich// || a student || person -ach || 1. Derived from: //oilean// (m, nurture, education); ||
 * //**oileanachd**// ||= F ||  || //oileanachd// || a doctrine, teaching || -achd || 1. Derived from: //oilean// (m, nurture, education); ||
 * **//oilthigh//** ||= M || //oilthighean// ||  || a university || building? || Why not spelled "oil-thaigh"? 1. Derived from: //oilean// (m, nurture, education); 2. See also: //oilthigheach// (m, an academic); ||
 * //**oilthigheach**// ||= M || //oilthighich// || //oilthighich// || an academic || person -ach || 1. Derived from: //oilthigh// (m, a university); ||
 * //**òr**// ||= M || - || // òir // || gold || metal || 1. Borrowed from Latin; ||
 * **//òraid//** ||= F || //òraidean// || //òraide// || a speech, lecture, oration, address ||  || 1. //òraid-chuimhneachaidh// (a memorial lecture); 2. //thoir seachad òraid// (to deliver a speech); 3. //talla nan òraid// (m, the lecture theatre); ||
 * //**òraidiche**// ||= M || //òraidichean// || //òraidiche// || a speaker, lecturer, orator, speechmaker || person -iche || 1. Derived from: //òraid// (f, speech); ||
 * **//orains//** ||= M ||  ||   || orange juice || liquid ||   ||
 * **//orainsear//** ||= M || //orainsearan// ||  || an orange || fruit-item -ear ||   ||
 * //**òran**// ||= M || //òrain// || //òrain// ||  ||   ||   ||
 * //**òranaiche**// ||= M ||  ||   || a singer || person -iche || From: òran (song) ||
 * //**òrd**// ||= M || //ùird//, //òrdan// || //ùird// || a hammer || tool || 2. See also: //òrdag// (f) - a thumb; ||
 * //**òrdag**// ||= F || //òrdagan// || //òrdaige// || a thumb, toe || -ag body-part || 1. Derived from: //òrd// (m) - a hammer; 2. See also: //làmh// (f) - a hand; //cas// (f) - a foot; //meur// (f) - a finger; //corrag// (f) - a finger; 3. //òrdag mhór// (f) - a big toe; ||
 * //**òrdan**// ||= M ||  || //òrdain// || an order (commercial) ||   || 1. //dèan òrdan mór do Nike// (to do/complete a big order for Nike); ||
 * //** òs **// ||= M || // òsan // || // òsa // || a sandbank, sandbar (in a harbour) ||  ||   ||
 * **//ospadal//** ||= M || //ospadail// ||  || a hospital || building ||   ||
 * //** ostail **// ||= F || // ostailean // || // ostaile // || a hostel || building ||  ||

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