madadh rua

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “red-haired dog”, just as madra rua.

Since the term madadh is not generally used in Munster (where madra is preferred), Sjoestedt-Jonval considers the pronunciation /ˌmˠɑd̪ˠəˈɾˠuə/ to be a pronunciation of madra rua with dissimilatory loss of the first r.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmˠɑd̪ˠə ˈɾˠuə/[1], /ˌmˠad̪ˠə ˈɾˠuə/[2]
  • (Ulster, also) IPA(key): /ˌmˠad̪ˠu ˈɾˠuə/[3]

Noun

madadh rua m (genitive singular madaidh rua, nominative plural madaí rua)

  1. synonym of sionnach (“fox”)

Declension

Declension of madadh rua (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative madadh rua madaí rua
vocative a mhadaidh rua a mhadaí rua
genitive madaidh rua madaí rua
dative madadh rua madaí rua
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an madadh rua na madaí rua
genitive an mhadaidh rua na madaí rua
dative leis an madadh rua
don mhadadh rua 		leis na madaí rua

Mutation

Mutated forms of madadh rua
radical lenition eclipsis
madadh rua mhadadh rua not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 291, page 147
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 487, page 155
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 194
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