úath

See also: uath, fuath, and uath-

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uːa̯θ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *ɸowtus, from Proto-Indo-European *pew- (to fear).

Noun

úath ?

  1. fear, horror, terror
  2. a horrible or terrible thing

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: uath (horrible thing, horror)
  • Middle Irish: fúath (hatred)

Etymology 2

Noun

úath ?

  1. whitethorn
    • c. 900, Sanas Cormaic, from the Yellow Book of Lecan, Corm. Y 1278
      ūath .i. scē (v.l. sceach), ar imat a delg
  2. name of the Ogham letter (h)
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 3

From úathad

Noun

úath ?

  1. a small number, a few
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
úath unchanged n-úath
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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