úath
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uːa̯θ/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *ɸowtus, from Proto-Indo-European *pew- (“to fear”).
Inflection
| Masculine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | úath | úathL | úathae |
| Vocative | úath | úathL | úathu |
| Accusative | úathN | úathL | úathu |
| Genitive | úathoH, úathaH | úatho, úatha | úathaeN |
| Dative | úathL | úathaib | úathaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- adfúath
- adúath
- adúathaigid
- úaithbélta
- úathach
- úathbásach
- úathgráin
- úathmaire
- úathmar
Descendants
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 úath (‘fear, horror’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
Uncertain, multiple theories exist.[1] What is certain is that the term never originally meant "whitethorn".
- Peter Schrijver believes the Ogam letter name is an extension of the meaning "fear", with the ogam letter originally denoting /ɸ/.
- Deborah Hayden and David Stifter derive this letter name from Latin iōta, itself from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta), and supposes that the letter originally denoted /j/.
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 úath (‘whitethorn’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 3
From úathad.
Descendants
- Irish: uath-
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “5 úath (‘small number, few’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| úath | unchanged | n-úath |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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