gaoth
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Gaoth
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
gaoth f (genitive singular gaoithe, nominative plural gaotha)
- wind, a breeze
- "Sigma", by Secret Garden
- ’S í an ghaoth do ghuth,
’s í an bháisteach do dheora...- The wind is thy voice,
the rain is thy tears...
- The wind is thy voice,
- "Sigma", by Secret Garden
- empty talk, bombast
- flatulence
- hint, suggestion
- Synonym: gaothach
- air
- (literary) breath
Declension
- Alternative plural: gaothanna (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish gáeth (“estuary”).[5]
Noun
gaoth m (genitive singular gaoith, nominative plural gaotha)
Declension
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- Alternative genitive singular: gaotha
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Old Irish gáeth (“wise, skilful”).[6]
Adjective
gaoth (genitive singular masculine gaoith, genitive singular feminine gaoithe, plural gaotha, comparative gaoithe)
Declension
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | gaoth | ghaoth | gaotha; ghaotha2 | |
| vocative | ghaoith | gaotha | ||
| genitive | gaoithe | gaotha | gaoth | |
| dative | gaoth; ghaoth1 |
ghaoth; ghaoith (archaic) |
gaotha; ghaotha2 | |
| Comparative | níos gaoithe | |||
| Superlative | is gaoithe | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gaoth | ghaoth | ngaoth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 100, page 55
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 131
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 182, page 70
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 gáeth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 gáeth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gáeth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaoth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
gaoth f (genitive singular gaoithe, plural gaothan)
- wind
- Tha a' ghaoth ag èiridh. ― The wind is rising.
- (vulgar) flatulence
Declension
Declension of gaoth (class IIa feminine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | gaoth | gaothan |
| Genitive | gaoithe | ghaoth |
| Dative | gaoith | gaothan; gaothaibh✝ |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (a') ghaoth | (na) gaothan |
| Genitive | (na) gaoithe | (nan) gaoth |
| Dative | (a') ghaoith | (na) gaothan; gaothaibh✝ |
| Vocative | ghaoth | ghaotha |
✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century
- Alternative genitive singular: gaoitheadh (Uist, Barra)
Derived terms
- crann-gaoithe (“wind turbine”)
- gaoth tro tholl (“draught”)
- gaoth-ghrèine (“solar wind”)
- gaothach (“windy; flatulent”)
- gobhlan-gaoithe (“swallow”)
- muileann-gaoithe (“windmill”)
- sgèile gaoithe (“wind scale”)
- sruth-gaoith (“draught”)
- tuathanas-gaoithe (“wind farm”)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “gaoth”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 gáeth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language