uaine
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Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈuənʲə/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈwɛnʲə/
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish úaine, úanne (“green, verdant”), from possible Proto-Celtic *utnio-, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet”).
Adjective[edit]
uaine
- green (of painted or dyed items; of bright or lightly-coloured items)
Declension[edit]
Declension of uaine
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | uaine | uaine¹ | uaine³ | |
Vocative | uaine¹ | uaine | ||
Genitive | uaine¹ | uaine | uaine | uaine |
Dative | uaine² | uaine¹ | uaine³ | |
Comparative | uaine |
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Alternative forms[edit]
- uaithne (obsolete)
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See etymology on the main entry.
Noun[edit]
uaine f sg
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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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]
- "uaine" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911
- “úaine” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- 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.
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
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
See also[edit]
Colors in Scottish Gaelic · dathan (layout · text) | |||||
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bàn | glas | dubh | donn | ||
pinc | dearg ; ruadh | orainds | buidhe ; donn | ||
uaine | uaine | gorm ; gorm | liath ; glas | ||
liath | gorm | purpaidh ; guirmean | pinc ; purpaidh |
References[edit]
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911
- “úaine” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish lemmas
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- Irish non-lemma forms
- Irish noun forms
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- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives
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