cith

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See also: ciþ

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish cith.

Pronunciation

Noun

cith m (genitive singular ceatha, nominative plural ceathanna)

  1. shower (brief fall of rain)
  2. shower (device for bathing; instance of using this device)

Declension

Declension of cith (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cith ceathanna
vocative a chith a cheathanna
genitive ceatha ceathanna
dative cith ceathanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cith na ceathanna
genitive an cheatha na gceathanna
dative leis an gcith
don chith 		leis na ceathanna

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cith
radical lenition eclipsis
cith chith gcith

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

References
  1. ^ “cith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 149, page 77
  4. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 49, page 12; reprinted 1988
  5. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 67, page 15
  6. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 172
  7. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 572, page 105
  8. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath : Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 43
  9. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 428, page 118
  10. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 149, page 54; reprinted 1979
  11. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 244
  12. ^ Hughes, A. J. (1986) The Gaelic of Tangaveane and Commeen, County Donegal (texts, phonology, aspects of grammar and a vocabulary) (doctoral thesis), Faculty of Arts, Queen’s University of Belfast, page 424
  13. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt ‎ (in Irish), Béal Feirste : Brún agus Ó Nualláin , section 300, page 128
  14. ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 254
  15. ^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922) The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania : Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 31, page 14

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