ruadh
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Irish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ruadh (genitive singular masculine ruaidh, genitive singular feminine ruaidhe, plural ruadha, comparative ruaidhe)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ruadh
Noun[edit]
ruadh m
Noun[edit]
ruadh f (genitive singular ruaidhe)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ruadh
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ruadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ruadh
Usage notes[edit]
- Used for dark, brownish red. For light, bright red, dearg is used.
Declension[edit]
Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
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Nominative | ruadh | ruadh | ruadha |
Vocative | ruaidh | ruadh | ruadha |
Genitive | ruaidh | ruaidh/ruaidhe | ruadha |
Dative | ruadh | ruaidh | ruadha |
Derived terms[edit]
- às na ceithir ranna ruadha (“from all corners of the earth”)
- gille-ruadh (“parr”)
- sgillinn ruadh (“penny”)
- an Tuil Ruadh (“the Deluge”)
See also[edit]
bàn, geal | glas | dubh |
dearg; ruadh | orainds; donn | buidhe; donn |
uaine | uaine | gorm |
liath; glas | liath | gorm |
purpaidh; guirmean | pinc; purpaidh | pinc |
References[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rúad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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