# dath
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish dath (“colour, dye”).

### Pronunciation

* (Waterford) IPA: /d̪ˠax/
* (Kerry) IPA: /d̪ˠɑh/
* (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: /d̪ˠah/

### Noun

dath m (genitive singular datha, nominative plural dathanna or datha)
* colour, pigment
* tint
* dye

#### Declension

With strong plural:
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:
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

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 188, page 83
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 175, page 67

### 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, 2013-2025

## Old Frisian
### Alternative forms

* dād, dāt

### Noun

dāth m
* death

#### Descendants

* Saterland Frisian: Dood
* West Frisian: dead

## Old Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /daθ/

### Noun

dath n
* colour
* dye

#### Inflection

Neuter u-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | dath$^N$ | dath$^L$ | dath$^L$, datha |
| Vocative | dath$^N$ | dath$^L$ | dath |
| Accusative | dath$^N$ | dath$^L$ | dath |
| Genitive | datho$^H$, datha$^H$ | datho$^N$, datha$^N$ | dath$^N$ |
| Dative | dath$^L$ | 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

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

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish dath (“colour, dye”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tah/

### Noun

dath m (genitive singular datha, plural dathan)
* 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

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