Old Irish

Noun

úathad n

1. a small number, a few
2. (grammar) the singular number

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• óthad
• úaithed

Derived terms

• úath ‎(“a few”, adverb)
• úathaide ‎(“singular”, adj)
• úathaigid ‎(“makes, becomes few”, verb)

Descendants

• Irish: uathadh

Etymology 2

Noun

úathad ?

1. (phonology) lenition, the mark of aspiration

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 3

Noun

úathad ?

1. diminishing, making few

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Mutation

References

• “1 úathad, óthad, úaithed” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “2 úathad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “3 úathad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• Rudolf Thurneysen, A Grammar of Old Irish (Dublin, 1946), §§60, 63