uaine
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Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Irish úaine, úanne (“green, verdant”),[2] from possible Proto-Celtic *udnios, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet”).
Adjective
[edit]uaine
Declension
[edit]Declension of uaine
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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 | |||
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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. |
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 55, page 29
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úaine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “uaine”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “uaine”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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 | orains; 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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úaine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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