uide

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• ude

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸodyom, from Proto-Indo-European *podyom, from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to step”). Related to Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “little foot”), Latin podium (“pedestal, base, balcony”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuðʲe]

Noun

uide n

1. journey, march
2. distance

   ude tri lá

   distance of a (journey of) three days

3. end, goal

Inflection

Neuter io-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	uideN	uideL	uideL
Vocative	uideN	uideL	uideL
Accusative	uideN	uideL	uideL
Genitive	uidiL	uideL	uideN
Dative	uidiuL	uidib	uidib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• uidech

Descendants

• Irish: uidhe

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
uide	unchanged	n-uide
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “uide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language