sadh

See also: Sadh

Irish

Etymology

Cognate with Scottish Gaelic saidh.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠeː/, (older) /sˠɤː/[1]; /sˠʌː/[2]

Noun

sadh m

  1. (Ulster) tang (part of a sword blade)

Mutation

Mutated forms of sadh
radical lenition eclipsis
sadh shadh
after an, tsadh
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. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 473, page 151
  2. ^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922) The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania [Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 62, page 25

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “saḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 928; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN