aoldath

Irish

Etymology

From aol +‎ dath.

Noun

aoldath m (genitive singular aoldatha)

lime-colour; whitewash

Declension

Declension of aoldath

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	aoldath
Vocative	a aoldath
Genitive	aoldatha
Dative	aoldath

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an t-aoldath
Genitive	an aoldatha
Dative	leis an aoldath don aoldath

Related terms

aoldathaigh (“whitewash”, transitive verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aoldath	n-aoldath	haoldath	t-aoldath
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"aoldath" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“whitewash” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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