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daah

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See also: daah- and -dááh

Manx

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dath (colour, dye).

Pronunciation

Noun

daah m (genitive singular daah, plural daaghyn or daahghyn)

  1. colour, colouration, hue
    Cre'n daah dy chabbyl t'ayd?
    What colour is your horse?
  2. dye, stain
  3. pigment
  4. paint
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • kishtey daah (paintbox)
  • undaah (monochrome)
  • undaahagh (monochromatic)

Verb

daah (verbal noun daaghey or daahghey, past participle daait)

  1. to colour, dye, paint
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • aaghaah (redye)
  • neughaa (discolour)

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish dóigid, from Old Irish dóïd, from Proto-Celtic *dauyeti. Cognate with Irish dóigh (burn) and Scottish Gaelic dòth.

Pronunciation

Verb

daah (past ghaah, verbal noun daahjey, past participle daahjit or daahit)

  1. to singe, scorch
  2. to cauterize

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...

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

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