uathadh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish úathad, óthad, úaithed (“a small number, a few; the singular number”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eutos.
Noun
uathadh m (genitive singular uathaidh)
- (literary) a small number, a few
- Alternative form of uatha
Declension
Declension of uathadh
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- in uathadh (“alone”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uathadh | n-uathadh | huathadh | t-uathadh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "uathadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “úathad, óthad, úaithed” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.