uath

Irish (Donegal)

noun
Definitions
  • (literary) horrible thing, horror

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish úath (horror, fear, terror, spectre, whitethorn, the name of the letter H, a horrible terrible thing, phantom, horrible creature).

Origin

Old Irish

úath

Gloss

horror, fear, terror, spectre, whitethorn, the name of the letter H, a horrible terrible thing, phantom, horrible creature

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

恐, 虞, 怖, 畏, 慄

Emoji
😨 😱

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