o'

/ə/ · prep

Meaning

Contraction of of, usually before consonants.
Contraction of on.
descendant of; used to form Irish patronymic surnames.

Etymology / origin

From Irish Ó. Unrelated to English o' (“of”).

o'(English)→
Ó(ga)→
o' (English)
Relations: der, cog

Related words

Ó(ga)o'(English)

Descendant words

o'(English) (cog)

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