eitim

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish etim, perhaps from ess- + díthim (“forfeiture”), verbal noun of do·tuit (“lapse”).

Pronunciation

Noun

eitim f (genitive singular eitime, nominative plural eitimí)

  1. opportunity, chance
  2. sudden spring or leap
  3. dangerous attempt
    Thug sí eitim ar é a shaoradh.
    She made a dangerous attempt to save him.

Declension

Declension of eitim (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative eitim eitimí
vocative a eitim a eitimí
genitive eitime eitimí
dative eitim eitimí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an eitim na heitimí
genitive na heitime na n-eitimí
dative leis an eitim
don eitim 		leis na heitimí

Mutation

Mutated forms of eitim
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eitim n-eitim heitim not applicable

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

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