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Where does “úath” come from?

úath (Old Irish) comes from Latin iōta, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα, from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.

úath (Old Irish): fear, horror, terror; a horrible or terrible...

Definitions

  1. fear, horror, terror; a horrible or terrible...

Ancestry of “úath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniōta—
2Ancient Greekἰῶταiota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the...
3Phoenician𐤉yod; yodh
4Egyptian𓂝—

Words derived from “úath”

  • uath
  • fuathúil
  • fuathaigh
  • uafás
  • fuath
  • fuathaitheoir
  • adhfhuath
  • uabhas
  • fuath-bìdh
  • uabhasach
  • fuathaich
  • fuath
  • úathbás
  • úathmar
  • adḟúath
  • adúath
  • fúath
  • fúathaigid
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