donnrua

Irish

Etymology

From donn- (“brownish”) +‎ rua (“reddish-brown, russet, copper brown”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̪ˠɔn̪ˠˌɾˠuə]

Adjective

donnrua

1. brick red, chestnut
2. russet (of cloth)
3. bay (of horse)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
donnrua	dhonnrua	ndonnrua
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “donnrua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “donnrua”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “donnrua”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024