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uath
uath
Irish
Noun
uath m (genitive singular uatha)
Declension
Declension of uath
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish úath (“whitethorn; the name of the letter H”).
Noun
uath m (genitive singular uatha, nominative plural uatha)
- (literary) whitethorn
- name of the Ogham letter ᚆ (h)
Declension
Declension of uath
Third declension
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (whitethorn): sceach
Etymology 3
Noun
uath m (genitive singular uatha, nominative plural uathanna)
- Alternative form of fuath (“form, shape; phantom, spectre”)
Declension
Declension of uath
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Etymology 4
Noun
uath m (genitive singular uatha)
- Alternative form of fuath (“hate, hatred”)
Declension
Declension of uath
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Etymology 5
Adjective
uath
- Alternative form of uafar (“dreadful, horrible”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uath | n-uath | huath | t-uath |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "uath" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 úath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “3 úath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “uath” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.