uidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish huide. Cognate with Latin pes (“foot”), Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot”), and English foot, as well as Scottish Gaelic sìos (“down, downward”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uj/

Noun

uidh f (genitive singular uidhe, plural uidhean)

  1. degree, step
  2. span
  3. way
  4. journey

Derived terms

  • eadar-uidh (“interval, intermediate step”)
  • uidh air n-uidh (“gradually, bit by bit, in stages”)

Mutation

Mutation of uidh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
uidh n-uidh h-uidh t-uidh

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

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