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ruadh

ruadh

Irish

Adjective

ruadh (genitive singular masculine ruaidh, genitive singular feminine ruaidhe, plural ruadha, comparative ruaidhe)

  1. Archaic spelling of rua.

Declension

Noun 1

ruadh m

  1. Archaic spelling of rua.

Noun 2

ruadh f (genitive singular ruaidhe)

  1. Archaic spelling of rua.

Declension

References


Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ruəɣ/

Adjective

ruadh

  1. red, auburn
  2. redheaded
    'S e rìbhinn ruadh mhaiseach a th' innte. ― She's a fair red-haired maiden.

Usage notes

  • Used for dark, brownish red. For light, bright red, dearg is used.

Declension

Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative ruadh ruadh ruadha
Vocative ruaidh ruadh ruadha
Genitive ruaidh ruaidh/ruaidhe ruadha
Dative ruadh ruaidh ruadha

Derived terms

References

  • rúad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.