úath

Old Irish

/uːa̯θ/

noun
Definitions
  • fear, horror, terror
  • a horrible or terrible thing

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Celtic *ɸowtus derived from Proto-Indo-European *pew- (fear, blow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pew-

Gloss

fear, blow

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

恐, 虞, 怖, 畏, 慄

Emoji
😨 😱

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