uaine

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuənʲə/
• (Munster, Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛnʲə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish úaine, úanne (“green, verdant”), from possible Proto-Celtic *udnios, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet”).

Adjective

uaine

1. green (of painted or dyed items; of bright or light-coloured items)

   Synonym: glas

Declension

Declension of uaine

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	uaine	uaine	uaine
Vocative	uaine		uaine
Genitive		uaine	uaine	uaine
Dative	uaine	uaine	uaine
Comparative	níos uaine
Superlative	is uaine

Alternative forms

• uaithne (superseded)

See also

Colors in Irish · dathanna (layout · text)

bán	liath	dubh
dearg; corcairdhearg	oráiste, flannbhuí; donn	buí; bánbhuí
líoma-ghlas, glas líoma	glas, uaine	dath an mhiontais
cian	gormghlas, spéirghorm	gorm
corcairghorm; indeagó	maigeanta; corcra	bándearg

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

uaine

1. genitive singular of uain

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uaine	n-uaine	huaine	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uaine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “uaine”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “uaine”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “uaine”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish úaine, úanne (“green, verdant”), from possible Proto-Celtic *utnio-, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuəɲə/

Adjective

uaine (comparative uaine)

1. green (bright, vivid; artificial, unnatural; as opposed to gorm, the natural green of grass)
2. green (environmentally friendly)

Derived terms

• cìs uaine

See also

• gorm

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uaine	n-uaine	h-uaine	t-uaine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

Colors in Scottish Gaelic · dathan (layout · text)

bàn, geal	glas	dubh
dearg; ruadh	orains; donn	buidhe; donn
uaine	uaine	gorm
liath; glas	liath	gorm
purpaidh; guirmean	pinc; purpaidh	pinc

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “uaine”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “uaine”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[3], Stirling, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úaine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language