uaine

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuənʲə/
• (Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈuənʲhɪ/ (as if spelled uainthe)
• (Kerry, 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

Positive	singular		plural
	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• uaithne (superseded)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

Mutated forms of uaine

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uaine	n-uaine	huaine	not applicable

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) “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, 2013-2025

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

Mutation of uaine

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uaine	n-uaine	h-uaine	t-uaine

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

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