rúad

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /r͈uːa̯ð/

Adjective

rúad

  1. red, reddish

Synonyms

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
rúad
also rrúad after a proclitic
rúad
pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/
rúad
also rrúad after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • rúad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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