adha

See also: Adha

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ada, adae (“due, fitting, suitable”).

Adjective

adha

1. (literary) fitting, proper

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adha	n-adha	hadha	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ada(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• àdha

Etymology

From Middle Irish áe, from Old Irish óa (“liver”), from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Compare Welsh afu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɤ.ə/, [ˈa.a]

Noun

adha m (genitive singular adha, plural àinean)

1. (Lewis, Sutherland, Ross-shire) liver

   Synonym: grùthan

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adha	n-adha	h-adha	t-adha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “adha”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 áe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَذًى (ʔaḏan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

adha (n class, plural adha)

1. trouble
2. discomfort