aodh
See also: Aodh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish áed (“fire”), from Proto-Celtic *aidus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“to burn, kindle”), compare Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”).
Noun
aodh f (genitive singular aodh)
- (medicine) inflammation
Declension
Declension of aodh
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aodh thochais (“nettlerash, hives”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aodh | n-aodh | haodh | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "aodh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.