rúad

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /r͈uːa̯ð/

Adjective

rúad

  1. red, reddish

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rúad rúad rúad
Vocative rúaid*
rúad**
Accusative rúad rúaid
Genitive rúaid rúaide rúaid
Dative rúad rúaid rúad
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative rúaid rúada
Vocative rúadu
rúada
Accusative rúadu
rúada
Genitive rúad
Dative rúadaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Irish: rua
  • Manx: ruy
  • Scottish Gaelic: ruadh

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
rúad
also rrúad after a proclitic
rúad
pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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