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PRONUNCIATION OF OGAM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OGAM

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Ogam is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OGAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ogam

Ogham

Ogham /ˈɒɡəm/ is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language, and later the Old Irish language. There are roughly 400 surviving orthodox inscriptions on stone monuments throughout Ireland and western Britain; the bulk of them are in the south of Ireland, in Counties Kerry, Cork and Waterford.. A rare example of a Christianised Ogham stone can be seen in St. Mary's Collegiate Church Gowran Co. Kilkenny. The largest number outside of Ireland is in Pembrokeshire in Wales. The vast majority of the inscriptions consist of personal names. Ogham is sometimes called the "Celtic Tree Alphabet", based on a high medieval Bríatharogam tradition ascribing names of trees to the individual letters. The etymology of the word ogam or ogham remains unclear. One possible origin is from the Irish og-úaim 'point-seam', referring to the seam made by the point of a sharp weapon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OGAM


algum
ˈælɡəm
amalgam
əˈmælɡəm
begum
ˈbeɪɡəm
Egham
ˈɛɡəm
jugum
ˈdʒuːɡəm
lingam
ˈlɪŋɡəm
ogham
ˈɒɡəm
sagum
ˈseɪɡəm
sorghum
ˈsɔːɡəm
Targum
ˈtɑːɡəm
tergum
ˈtɜːɡəm
trangam
ˈtræŋɡəm
whangam
ˈwæŋɡəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OGAM

ogamic
Ogasawara Gunto
Ogbomosho
Ogden
ogdoad
Ogdon
ogee
ogee arch
Ogen melon
oggin
ogham
oghamic
oghamist
ogival
ogive
ogle
ogler
Oglethorpe
ogmic

WORDS THAT END LIKE OGAM

Adam
am
Amsterdam
cam
Chattagam
cream
cryptogam
dam
dream
gam
Islam
jam
Nam
on the beam
phaenogam
phanerogam
polygam
program
ram
sam

Synonyms and antonyms of ogam in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ogam» into 25 languages

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ogam
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ogam
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ogam
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ogam
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ar

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ogam
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OGAM
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Ogam
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ogam
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ogam
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Ogam
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Ogam
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ogam
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ogam
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Ogam
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Ogam
80 millions of speakers

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ogam
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Ogam
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Ogam
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Ogam
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ogam
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OGAM
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OGAM
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ogam
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Translator English - Afrikaans

ogam
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Translator English - Swedish

Ogam
10 millions of speakers
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ogam
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OGAM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ogam

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OGAM»

Discover the use of ogam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ogam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom
With two decades of experience with the ogam and more than 30 years of working with divination, the author offers insights into the many profound meanings hidden in the ogam letters and their lore.
Erynn Rowan Laurie, 2007
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Ogam: The Celtic Oracle of the Trees: Understanding, ...
This comprehensive and practical guide to the ancient oracle is based on the alphabet of the Druids. It provides an historical background and bibliographic references to the Druidic mythology ruling this 1,500-year-old oracle.
Paul Rhys Mountfort, 2002
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The Poet's Ogam: A Living Magical Tradition
Modern Ogam Sources It seems appropriate to also mention some key contemporary sources of Ogam learning. These have generally been some form of re- presentation or analysis of the early manuscripts and/or Ogam inscribed stones.
John-Paul Patton, 2012
4
Weird Kentucky: Your Travel Guide to Kentucky's Local ...
M iddle Fork Ogam Rock Shelter Ogam, the ancient Irish runic alphabet, has been found on numerous artifacts in North America, notably on objects and stone carvings in Kentucky and in West Virginia. The Midwestern Epigraphic Society, ...
Jeffrey Scott Holland, Mark Sceurman, Mark Moran, 2008
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An Anglo-Saxon and Celtic Bibliography (450-1087).
Note on the Ogam cave at Dunloe. J. Roy. Hist, and Arch. Assoc. Ireland, [17], 4th S. 7, pp. 605-07. 1885. 9656 On the proper names occurring in the Ogam inscriptions found in the cave of Dunloe. J. Roy. Soc. Antiq. Ireland, 21 (5 th S. 1. ii), pp.
Wilfrid Bonser, 1957
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Ireland and the Classical World
The Ogam Alphabet Thus a young Irishman of means and motivation in the later empire would not have lacked the opportunity to study at least the fundamentals of Latin and even Greek grammar across the sea in Britain or Gaul. But precisely  ...
Philip Freeman, 2010
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Ogam: How to Read, Create and Shape Your Destiny Through the ...
In this guide, the reader will discover-- Ogamlore- the history of this fifteen-hundred-year-old oracle of the Celts and Druids-- Ogamfews- the meaning of the individual tree-letters and the Four Treasures; their oracular properties, ...
Paul Rhys Mountfort, 2001
8
My Neck of the Woods: The Lewis Families of Southeastern ...
from which they were drawn out, and the Ogam letter upon them, a decision or answer to the question was understood. These methods, or ones similar to these, are also thought to have been used by the Druids. The Ogam formed an important ...
Jerry Dale Lewis, 2005
9
Literacy and Identity in Early Medieval Ireland:
While the relationship sometimes suggested between ogam and the work of roman grammarians is doubtful,60 the existence of an enviroment where literacy was part of civil and military life may well have proved a catalyst. Its context is not too ...
Elva Johnston, 2013
10
The Celts: History, Life, and Culture
clearly inspired by the Roman alphabet, ogam exhibits considerable visual and conceptual independence from it. Written from left to right along a continuous line , ogam letters consist of bundles of between one and five short parallel strokes ...
John T. Koch, Antone Minard, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OGAM»

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Qu'en est-il de l'autorégulation des médias au Gabon ?
A cet effet, les organes d'autorégulation tel que l'Observatoire Gabonais des Médias (Ogam) perçu à sa création comme un relais du rôle du ... «Gabon Eco, Jul 15»
2
The legends surrounding the beautiful Cliffs of Moher (PHOTOS)
Some say the key lays under the ogam-inscribed gravestone on Slieve Callan, east of Milltown Malbay while others claimed the key to be in a ... «IrishCentral, Jul 15»
3
Adrian Chopin to Join Orchard Global Asset Management as …
Adrian will join OGAM this summer from Deutsche Bank where he has ... and he shares OGAM's focus on innovation and niche asset classes. «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
4
Air Quality Sensor Market 2015 - 2020 Trends and Forecasts Report
... Siemens, Ogam Technnology, GE Measurement & Control, Aeroqual, BAPI, Sharp, Dovelet Sensors, Winsen Electronic and Wuhan Cubic. «PR Newswire, May 15»
5
25 writers who have received the latest bursaries from Literature …
A reporter and lecturer, his first novel, Igam Ogam, won the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize in 2008. He published his second novel Yr Argraff ... «WalesOnline, Apr 15»
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Traders clash over Penarth BID
Ogam Igam owner Bob Jackson, who launched the website, said that he hoped Penarth BID organisers would answer questions posed by local ... «Penarth Times, Jan 15»
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The strangest sci-fi universes in pre-school TV
From Q Pootle 5 to Igam Ogam, Chris talks us through some of the weirdest science fictional worlds in TV for the under-fives... If you like science ... «Den Of Geek, Sep 14»
8
Lleucu Siencyn: There's no code to break in literature
Our inspiration in the end came from a combination of Morse code and Ogam, the ancient Celtic alphabet. These are dots and dashes – true ... «WalesOnline, Sep 14»
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Igam Ogam finds a space-hopper and can't stop bouncing! Angelina Ballerina – Angelina and the Disco Dance Craze. Gracie discovers the ... «Maidenhead Advertiser, Sep 14»
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Gilchrist: Lava Dining merges east and west, and Taste of Calgary
Newcomers Goro + Gun and Globefish will add to the Japanese contingent along with Zen 8, Ogam will offer Korean wings and pork belly, ... «Calgary Herald, Aug 14»

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