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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish úaine, úanne (“green, verdant”),[2] from possible Proto-Celtic *udnios, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet”).
Adjective
uaine
- green (of painted or dyed items; of bright or light-coloured items)
- Synonym: glas
Declension
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Singular
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Plural (m/f)
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Positive
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Masculine
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Feminine
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(strong noun)
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(weak noun)
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Nominative
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uaine
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uaine
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uaine
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Vocative
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uaine
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uaine
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Genitive
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uaine
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uaine
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uaine
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Dative
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uaine
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uaine
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uaine
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Comparative
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níos uaine
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Superlative
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is uaine
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See also
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
uaine
- genitive singular of uain
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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uaine
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n-uaine
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huaine
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- ^ 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
- 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, 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
Etymology
From Old Irish úaine, úanne (“green, verdant”), from possible Proto-Celtic *utnio-, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
uaine (comparative uaine)
- green (bright, vivid; artificial, unnatural; as opposed to gorm, the natural green of grass)
- green (environmentally friendly)
Derived terms
See also
Mutation
See also
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “uaine”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “uaine”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, 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