úath

== Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈuːa̯θ/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Celtic *ɸowtus, from Proto-Indo-European *pew- (“to fear”). ==== Noun ==== úath ? fear, horror, terror a horrible or terrible thing ===== Inflection ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Middle Irish: úath (“horrible thing, horror”) Irish: uath Scottish Gaelic: uath ⇒ Middle Irish: úathbás, úathfásIrish: uafásScottish Gaelic: uabhas Middle Irish: fúath (“hatred”) Irish: fuath Scottish Gaelic: fuath Manx: feoh ==== Further reading ==== Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 úath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language === Etymology 2 === Uncertain, multiple theories exist. What is certain is that the term never originally meant "whitethorn". Peter Schrijver believes the Ogam letter name is an extension of the meaning "fear", with the ogam letter originally denoting /ɸ/. Damian McManus notes another etymology deriving this letter name from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta); this etymology supposes that the letter originally denoted /j/. McManus is hesitant to accept this due to the need to posit a loanword. On the other hand, Deborah Hayden and David Stifter accept this etymology, but suggest Latin iōta as the immediate intermediary of the loan. ==== Noun ==== úath ? name of the Ogham letter ᚆ (h) ===== Descendants ===== Irish: uath ==== Further reading ==== Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 úath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language === Etymology 3 === Uncertain. Originally distinct from etymology 2, but later associated with it as the names of most Ogham letters were words for various plants. ==== Noun ==== úath ? whitethorn, Crataegus monogyna ===== Descendants ===== Irish: uath ==== Further reading ==== Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 úath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language === Etymology 4 === From úathad. ==== Noun ==== úath ? a small number, a few ===== Descendants ===== Irish: uath- ==== Further reading ==== Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “5 úath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language === Mutation === === References ===