tua cheatha

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “arc of a shower”; compare synonymous stua ceatha and tuar ceatha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ˠuə ˈçahə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠui̯ ˈçahə/[1]

Noun

tua cheatha f (genitive singular tua ceatha, nominative plural tuanna ceatha)

  1. rainbow
    Synonym: bogha báistí

Mutation

Mutated forms of tua cheatha
radical lenition eclipsis
tua cheatha thua cheatha dtua cheatha

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, § 114, page 45

Further reading

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