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uaine

green

AdjectiveC1/ˈuənʲə/

"uaine" means "green" in Irish (adjective). Pronounced /ˈuənʲə/. Mutation forms: Urú → n-uaine, Réamhlitir h → huaine, Réamhlitir t → t-uaine.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "uaine" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formuaine
Urún-uaine
Réamhlitir hhuaine
Réamhlitir tt-uaine

"uaine" in context

Tá teach uaine agam.

I have a green house.

A2

Tá teach uaine ag Eimear.

Eimear has a green house.

A2

Is maith liom an geansaí uaine.

I like the green jumper.

B1

An ceann uaine le "Éire" scríofa air nó an ceann seo?

The green one with "Éire" written on it or this one?

B1

Tá dath uaine éadrom ar an gceann sin.

That one is light green.

B1

Further reading

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