gaoth
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Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
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,
- "Sigma", by Secret Garden
- empty talk, bombast
- flatulence
- hint, suggestion
- Synonym: gaothach
- air
- (literary) breath
Declension[edit]
Declension of gaoth
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: gaothanna (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Irish gáeth (“the sea, a stream, an estuary”).
Noun[edit]
gaoth m (genitive singular gaoith, nominative plural gaotha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of gaoth
- Alternative genitive singular: gaotha
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
From Old Irish gáeth, gáith (“wise, intelligent, shrewd; skilful”, adjective).
Adjective[edit]
gaoth (genitive singular masculine gaoith, genitive singular feminine gaoithe, plural gaotha, comparative gaoithe)
Declension[edit]
Declension of gaoth
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | gaoth | ghaoth | gaotha; ghaotha² | |
Vocative | ghaoith | gaotha | ||
Genitive | gaoithe | gaotha | gaoth | |
Dative | gaoth; ghaoth¹ |
ghaoth; ghaoith (archaic) |
gaotha; ghaotha² | |
Comparative | níos gaoithe | |||
Superlative | is gaoithe |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation[edit]
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. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaoth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gáeth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 gáeth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 gáeth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 55
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 70
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gaoth f (genitive singular gaoithe, plural gaothan)
- wind
- Tha a' ghaoth ag èiridh. ― The wind is rising.
- (vulgar) flatulence
Derived terms[edit]
- crann-gaoithe (“wind turbine”)
- gaoth tro tholl (“draught”)
- gaoth-ghrèine (“solar wind”)
- gaothach (“windy; flatulent”)
- gobhlan-gaoithe (“swallow”)
- muileann-gaoithe (“windmill”)
- sgèile gaoithe (“wind scale”)
- sruth-gaoith (“draught”)
- tuathanas-gaoithe (“wind farm”)
References[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “gaoth”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 gáeth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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