dath

See also: dáð

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dath (“colour, dye”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

dath m (genitive singular datha, nominative plural dathanna or datha)

  1. colour, pigment
  2. tint
  3. dye

Declension

With strong plural:

Declension of dath

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dath dathanna
Vocative a dhath a dhathanna
Genitive datha dathanna
Dative dath dathanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dath na dathanna
Genitive an datha na ndathanna
Dative leis an dath

don dath

 leis na dathanna

With weak plural:

Declension of dath

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dath datha
Vocative a dhath a dhatha
Genitive datha dath
Dative dath datha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dath na datha
Genitive an datha na ndath
Dative leis an dath

don dath

 leis na datha

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dath dhath ndath
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 dath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 188, page 83
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 175, page 67

Further reading
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “daṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 225
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “dath” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “dath” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Noun

dāth m

  1. death

Inflection
Declension of dāth (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative dāth dāthar, dātha
genitive dāthes dātha
dative dāthe dāthum, dāthem
accusative dāth dāthar, dātha

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /daθ/

Noun

dath n

  1. colour
  2. dye

Inflection
Neuter u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative dathN dathL dathL, datha
Vocative dathN dathL dath
Accusative dathN dathL dath
Genitive dathoH, dathaH dathoN, dathaN dathN
Dative dathL dathaib dathaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants
  • Irish: dath
  • Manx: daah
  • Scottish Gaelic: dath

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
dath dath
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/		 ndath
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dath (“colour, dye”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tah/

Noun

dath m (genitive singular datha, plural dathan)

  1. colour, pigment
    Amhairc an dath bàn-dhearg nam bilean.
    Behold the pink color of the lips.

Derived terms

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

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
dathdhath
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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