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rua.

red(-haired)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɾˠuə/

  1. red(-haired)

  2. reddish brown, russet, copper brown

  3. wild, fierce; rough, strong

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).

noun/ɾˠuə/

  1. the rose, erysipelas

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).

noun/ɾˠuə/

  1. red-haired person, redhead

    masculine

  2. reddish-brown, russet, colour

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).

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