Old Irish

Noun

úath ?

1. fear, horror, terror
2. a horrible or terrible thing

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• adúath, adfúath
• úathmar ‎(“horrible”)
• úathbás ‎(“horror”)

Descendants

• Middle Irish: uath ‎(“horrible thing, horror”)
  • Irish: uath
• Middle Irish: fúath ‎(“hatred”)
  • Irish: fuath
  • Scottish Gaelic: fuath

Etymology 2

Noun

úath ?

1. whitethorn
   • c. 900, Sanas Cormaic, from the Yellow Book of Lecan, Corm. Y 1278

     ūath .i. scē (v.l. sceach), ar imat a delg

2. name of the Ogham letter ᚆ (h)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 3

From úathad

Noun

úath ?

1. a small number, a few

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Irish: uath-

References

• “1 úath (‘fear, horror’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “3 úath (‘whitethorn’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “5 úath (‘small number, few’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.