dath

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See also: dáð

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dath (“colour, dye”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dath m (genitive singular datha, nominative plural dathanna or datha)

  1. colour, pigment
  2. tint
  3. dye

Declension

With strong plural:

Declension of dath (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dath dathanna
vocative a dhath a dhathanna
genitive datha dathanna
dative dath dathanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dath na dathanna
genitive an datha na ndathanna
dative leis an dath
don dath 		leis na dathanna

With weak plural:

Declension of dath (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dath datha
vocative a dhath a dhatha
genitive datha dath
dative dath datha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dath na datha
genitive an datha na ndath
dative leis an dath
don dath 		leis na datha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dath
radical lenition eclipsis
dath dhath ndath

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 188, page 83
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 175, page 67

Further reading

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Noun

dāth m

  1. death

Inflection

Declension of dāth (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative dāth dāthar, dātha
accusative dāth dāthar, dātha
genitive dāthes dātha
dative dāthe dāthum, dāthem

Descendants

  • Saterland Frisian: Dood
  • West Frisian: dead

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

dath n

  1. colour
  2. dye

Inflection

Neuter u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative dathN dathL dathL, datha
vocative dathN dathL dath
accusative dathN dathL dath
genitive dathoH, dathaH dathoN, dathaN dathN
dative dathL dathaib dathaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Mutation of dath
radical lenition nasalization
dath dath
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ 		ndath

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dath (“colour, dye”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dath m (genitive singular datha, plural dathan)

  1. colour, pigment
    Amhairc an dath bàn-dhearg nam bilean.
    Behold the pink color of the lips.

Derived terms

See also

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

Mutation

Mutation of dath
radical lenition
dath dhath

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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