Irish

Noun

uath m ‎(genitive singular uatha)

1. (literary) horrible thing, horror

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Irish úath ‎(“whitethorn; the name of the letter H”).

Noun

uath m ‎(genitive singular uatha, nominative plural uatha)

1. (literary) whitethorn
2. name of the Ogham letter ᚆ (h)

Declension

Synonyms

• (whitethorn): sceach

Etymology 3

Noun

uath m ‎(genitive singular uatha, nominative plural uathanna)

1. Alternative form of fuath ‎(“form, shape; phantom, spectre”)

Declension

Etymology 4

Noun

uath m ‎(genitive singular uatha)

1. Alternative form of fuath ‎(“hate, hatred”)

Declension

Etymology 5

Adjective

uath

1. Alternative form of uafar ‎(“dreadful, horrible”)

Mutation

References

• "uath" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 úath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “3 úath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “uath” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.