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gaoth
gaoth
Irish
Noun
gaoth f (genitive singular gaoithe, nominative plural gaotha)
- wind, a breeze
- "Sigma", by Secret Garden
- ’S í an ghaoth do ghuth,
’s í an bháisteach do dheora...- The wind is thy voice,
the rain is thy tears...
- The wind is thy voice,
- ’S í an ghaoth do ghuth,
- empty talk, bombast
- flatulence
- hint, suggestion
- "Sigma", by Secret Garden
Declension
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: gaothanna (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
- coileach gaoithe (“weather-cock; changeable person”)
- gabhlán gaoithe (“swift”)
- pocaire gaoithe (“kestrel”)
- tuirbín gaoithe (“wind turbine”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish gáeth (“the sea, a stream, an estuary”).
Noun
gaoth m (genitive singular gaoith, nominative plural gaotha)
Declension
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative genitive singular: gaotha
Etymology 3
From Old Irish gáeth, gáith (“wise, intelligent, shrewd; skilful”, adjective).
Adjective
gaoth (genitive singular masculine gaoith, genitive singular feminine gaoithe, plural gaotha, comparative gaoithe)
- (literary) wise, sagacious, shrewd, intelligent
Declension
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gaoth | gaoth¹ | gaotha³ | |
| Vocative | gaoith¹ | gaoth¹ | gaotha | |
| Genitive | gaoith¹ | gaoithe | gaotha | gaoth |
| Dative | gaoth² | gaoth¹; (archaic) gaoith¹ |
gaotha³ | |
| Comparative | gaoithe | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gaoth | ghaoth | ngaoth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "gaoth" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 gáeth” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 gáeth” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “3 gáeth” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish gáeth, from Old Irish gaíth, from Proto-Celtic *gaytā, *gaito-, from Proto-Indo-European *ghai, *ghei, *ghi (“drive, storm”).
Noun
gaoth f (genitive singular gaoithe, plural gaothan)
- wind
- Tha a' ghaoth ag èiridh. ― The wind is rising.
- (vulgar) flatulence
Derived terms
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References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “2 gáeth” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.