reód

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish réud, from Proto-Celtic *ɸreswos, from Proto-Indo-European *prews-. Cognate with English freeze and Latin pruina (“hoar-frost”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (earlier) /rʲeːo̯ð/, (later) /rʲe̯oːð/

Noun

reód m (genitive reóid)

  1. frost

Descendants

  • Irish: reo
  • Manx: rio
  • Scottish Gaelic: reòth

References

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