daah
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish dath (“colour, dye”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [daː]
Noun
daah m (genitive singular daah, plural daaghyn or daahghyn)
- colour, colouration, hue
- Cre'n daah dy chabbyl t'ayd?
- What colour is your horse?
- dye, stain
- pigment
- paint
Synonyms
- (colour, hue, dye): cullyr
Derived terms
- kishtey daah (“paintbox”)
- undaah (“monochrome”)
- undaahagh (“monochromatic”)
Verb
daah (verbal noun daaghey or daahghey, past participle daait)
- colour, dye, paint
- singe, scorch
Synonyms
- (colour, dye): cullyr
Derived terms
- aaghaah (“redye”)
- neughaa (“discolour”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| daah | ghaah | naah |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||