rúad
Old Irish
Etymology
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): [r͈uːa̯ð]
Adjective
rúad
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rúad | rúad | rúad |
| vocative | rúaid* rúad** | ||
| accusative | rúad | rúaid | |
| genitive | rúaid | rúaide | rúaid |
| dative | rúad | rúaid | rúad |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | rúaid | rúada | |
| vocative | rúadu rúada† | ||
| accusative | rúadu rúada† | ||
| genitive | rúad | ||
| dative | rúadaib | ||
*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
Synonyms
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| rúad also rrúad in h-prothesis environments |
rúad pronounced with /ɾ-/ |
rúad also rrúad |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rúad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language