ruadh

Irish

Adjective

ruadh (genitive singular masculine ruaidh, genitive singular feminine ruaidhe, plural ruadha, comparative ruaidhe)

1. Superseded spelling of rua.

Declension

Declension of ruadh

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ruadh	ruadh	ruadha
vocative	ruaidh		ruadha
genitive		ruadhe	ruadha	ruadh
dative	ruadh	ruadh; ruaidh (archaic)	ruadha
Comparative	níos ruadhe
Superlative	is ruadhe

Noun

ruadh m

1. Superseded spelling of rua.

Noun

ruadh f (genitive singular ruaidhe)

1. Superseded spelling of rua.

Declension

Declension of ruadh (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ruadh vocative a ruadh genitive ruaidhe dative ruadh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ruadh genitive na ruaidhe dative leis an ruadh don ruadh

References

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rˠuəɣ/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): [rˠʊɔ̝̈ɣ]

Adjective

ruadh

1. red, auburn
2. (hair color) redheaded, red-haired, ginger

   'S e rìbhinn ruadh mhaiseach a th' innte. ― She's a fair red-haired maiden.

Usage notes

• Used for dark, brownish red. For light, bright red, dearg is used.

Declension

Declension of ruadh (type I adjective)

	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	ruadh	ruadh	ruadha
genitive	ruaidh	ruaidhe	ruadha
dative	ruadh	ruaidh	ruadha
vocative	ruaidh	ruadh	ruadha

Derived terms

• às na ceithir ranna ruadha (“from all corners of the earth”)
• gille-ruadh (“parr”)
• madadh-ruadh
• sgillinn ruadh (“penny”)
• Tuil Ruadh (“Deluge”)

 

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