tua cheatha

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “arc of a shower”; compare synonymous stua ceatha and tuar ceatha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ˠuə ˈçahə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠui̯ ˈçahə/

Noun

tua cheatha f (genitive singular tua ceatha, nominative plural tuanna ceatha)

1. rainbow

   Synonym: bogha báistí

Mutation

Mutated forms of tua cheatha

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tua cheatha	thua cheatha	dtua cheatha

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tua cheatha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN