dath

See also: dáð

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dath (“colour, dye”).

Pronunciation

• (Waterford) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠax/
• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɑh/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠah/

Noun

dath m (genitive singular datha, nominative plural dathanna or datha)

1. colour, pigment
2. tint
3. dye

Declension

With strong plural:

Declension of dath (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative dath dathanna vocative a dhath a dhathanna genitive datha dathanna dative dath dathanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an dath na dathanna genitive an datha na ndathanna dative leis an dath don dath leis na dathanna

With weak plural:

Declension of dath (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative dath datha vocative a dhath a dhatha genitive datha dath dative dath datha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an dath na datha genitive an datha na ndath dative leis an dath don dath leis na datha

Derived terms

• aondathach
• dathadóir
• dathaigh
• dathannach
• dathmhéadracht
• dathúil
• éadathach (“colourless”)
• féindathach
• ildathach
• teicnidhath

Mutation

Mutated forms of dath

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dath	dhath	ndath

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “daṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 225
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “dath”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dath”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• dād, dāt

Noun

dāth m

1. death

Inflection

Declension of dāth (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	dāth	dāthar, dātha
accusative	dāth	dāthar, dātha
genitive	dāthes	dātha
dative	dāthe	dāthum, dāthem

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: duas

  Mooring: düüs

  Sylt: Duar

• Saterland Frisian: Dood
• West Frisian: dea

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪aθ/

Noun

dath n

1. colour
2. dye

Inflection

Neuter u-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dathN	dathL	dathL, datha
vocative	dathN	dathL	dath
accusative	dathN	dathL	dath
genitive	dathoH, dathaH	dathoN, dathaN	dathN
dative	dathL	dathaib	dathaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: dath
• Manx: daah
• Scottish Gaelic: dath

Mutation

Mutation of dath

radical	lenition	nasalization
dath	dath pronounced with /ð-/	ndath

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dath (“colour, dye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tah/

Noun

dath m (genitive singular datha, plural dathan)

1. colour, pigment

   Amhairc an dath bàn-dhearg nam bilean.

   Behold the pink color of the lips.

Derived terms

• dà-dhathach (“bicolour, bicoloured, particoloured”)
• dath-uisge

See also

Colors in Scottish Gaelic · dathan (layout · text)

bàn, geal	glas	dubh
dearg; ruadh	orains; donn	buidhe; donn
uaine	uaine	gorm
liath; glas	liath	gorm
purpaidh; guirmean	pinc; purpaidh	pinc

Mutation

Mutation of dath

radical	lenition
dath	dhath

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.