ruadh

Irish

Adjective

ruadh (genitive singular masculine ruaidh, genitive singular feminine ruaidhe, plural ruadha, comparative ruaidhe)

  1. Superseded spelling of rua.

Declension

Noun

ruadh m

  1. Superseded spelling of rua.

Noun

ruadh f (genitive singular ruaidhe)

  1. Superseded spelling of rua.

Declension

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish rúad, 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): /rˠuəɣ/

Adjective

ruadh

  1. red, auburn
  2. redheaded
    'S e rìbhinn ruadh mhaiseach a th' innte.She's a fair red-haired maiden.

Usage notes

  • Used for dark, brownish red. For light, bright red, dearg is used.

Declension

Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative ruadh ruadh ruadha
Vocative ruaidh ruadh ruadha
Genitive ruaidh ruaidh/ruaidhe ruadha
Dative ruadh ruaidh ruadha

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

References

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