# uaine
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈuənʲə/
* (Cork) IPA: /ˈuənʲhɪ/ (as if spelled uainthe)
* (Kerry, Cois Fharraige) IPA: /ˈwɛnʲə/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish úaine, úanne (“green, verdant”), from possible Proto-Celtic *udnios, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet”).

#### Adjective

uaine
* green (of painted or dyed items; of bright or light-coloured items)
    Synonym: glas

##### 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* uaithne (superseded)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
* genitive singular of uain

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 92, page 26; reprinted 1988
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 55, page 29
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úaine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### 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, Stirling, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “uaine”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “uaine”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish úaine, úanne (“green, verdant”), from possible Proto-Celtic *utnio-, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈuəɲə/

### Adjective

uaine (comparative uaine)
* green (bright, vivid; artificial, unnatural; as opposed to gorm, the natural green of grass)
* green (environmentally friendly)

#### Derived terms

* cìs uaine

#### See also

* gorm

### Mutation

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]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “uaine”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, 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