úathad

== Old Irish == === Alternative forms === óthad, úaithed === Etymology === Thurneysen assumes a direct derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewtos. Compare Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (auþeis), Old Norse auðr (“desolate”). However, in modern times Proto-Celtic *autītos is reconstructed instead. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈuːa̯.θəð/ (Blasse) [ˈuːa̯.θað] (Griffith) [ˈuːa̯.θəð] === Noun === úathad n a small number, a few (grammar) the singular number ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== úath (“a few”, adverb) úathaide (“singular”, adjective) úathaigid (“makes, becomes few”, verb) ==== Descendants ==== Irish: uathadh === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 úathad, óthad, úaithed”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) [1909], D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, translation of Handbuch des Alt-Irischen (in German), →ISBN, §§ 60, 63; reprinted 2017