uaine

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuənʲə/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛnʲə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish úaine, úanne (“green, verdant”), from possible Proto-Celtic *utnio-, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet”).

Adjective

uaine

1. green (of painted or dyed items; of bright or lightly-coloured items)

Declension

Declension of uaine

Third Declension

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
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

• uaithne (obsolete)

Related terms

• glas

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Noun

uaine f sg

1. genitive singular of uain

Mutation

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

• "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.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish úaine, úanne (“green, verdant”), from possible Proto-Celtic *utnio-, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuəɲə/

Adjective

uaine

1. green

Derived terms

• cìs uaine

See also

• gorm

See also

Colors in Scottish Gaelic · dathan (layout · text)
bàn	glas	dubh	donn
pinc	dearg ; ruadh	orainds	buidhe ; donn
uaine	uaine	gorm ; gorm	liath ; glas
liath	gorm	purpaidh ; guirmean	pinc ; purpaidh

References

• 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.