dath

See also: dáð

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dath (“colour, dye”).

Pronunciation

• (Waterford) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠax/
• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɑh/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠah/

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

• aondathach
• dathadóir
• dathaigh
• dathannach
• dathmhéadracht
• dathúil
• éadathach (“colourless”)
• féindathach
• ildathach
• teicnidhath

 

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.

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
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dath”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dath”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• dād, dāt

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

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: Dood
• West Frisian: dead

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
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
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

• dà-dhathach (“bicolour, bicoloured, particoloured”)
• dath-uisge

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
dath	dhath
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.