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uaine
uaine
Irish
Adjective
uaine
- green (of painted or dyed items; of bright or lightly-coloured items)
Declension
Declension of uaine
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | uaine | uaine¹ | uaine³ | |
| Vocative | uaine¹ | uaine | ||
| Genitive | uaine¹ | uaine | uaine | uaine |
| Dative | uaine² | uaine¹ | uaine³ | |
| Comparative | uaine | |||
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.
Alternative forms
- uaithne (obsolete)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Non-lemma forms.
Noun
uaine f
- genitive singular of uain
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uaine | n-uaine | huaine | t-uaine |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "uaine" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911
- “úaine” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish úaine, úanne (“green, verdant”), from possible Proto-Celtic *utnio-, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuəɲə/
Adjective
uaine
See also
Derived terms
See also
| Colors in Scottish Gaelic · dathan (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dearg | uaine | buidhe | ? | bàn |
| {{{crimson}}} | magenta | ? | gorm | pinc |
| guirmean | gorm | orainds | glas | ? |
| dubh | purpaidh | donn | liath | saidhean |
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
- Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911
- “úaine” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.