uaine
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Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish úaine, úanne (“green, verdant”), from possible Proto-Celtic *udnios, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet”).
Adjective[edit]
uaine
Declension[edit]
Declension of uaine
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | uaine | uaine | uaine | |
Vocative | uaine | uaine | ||
Genitive | uaine | uaine | uaine | |
Dative | uaine | uaine | uaine | |
Comparative | níos uaine | |||
Superlative | is uaine |
Alternative forms[edit]
See also[edit]
bán | liath | dubh |
dearg; corcairdhearg | oráiste, flannbhuí; donn | buí; bánbhuí |
líoma-ghlas, glas líoma | glas, uaine | dath an mhiontais |
cian | gormghlas, spéirghorm | gorm |
corcairghorm; indeagó | maigeanta; corcra | bándearg |
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
uaine
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uaine | n-uaine | huaine | not applicable |
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) “uaine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “uaine”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “úaine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “uaine” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “uaine” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References[edit]
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish úaine, úanne (“green, verdant”), from possible Proto-Celtic *utnio-, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
uaine (comparative uaine)
- green (bright, vivid; artificial, unnatural; as opposed to gorm, the natural green of grass)
- green (environmentally friendly)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uaine | n-uaine | h-uaine | t-uaine |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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]
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “uaine”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “uaine”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[3], Stirling, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “úaine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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