ruamheirg

Irish

Etymology

From rua (“red”) +‎ meirg (“rust”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾˠuəvʲiɾʲɪɟ/[1]

Noun

ruamheirg f (genitive singular ruamheirge)

  1. (collective) iron deposits in water causing red discoloration

Declension

Declension of ruamheirg (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative ruamheirg
vocative a ruamheirg
genitive ruamheirge
dative ruamheirg
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an ruamheirg
genitive na ruamheirge
dative leis an ruamheirg
don ruamheirg

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 479, page 153

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