guth

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See also: Guth, guþ, guð, and Guð

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish guth, from Proto-Celtic *gutus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuHtus, from *ǵʰewH- (to call on, invoke).

Pronunciation

Noun

guth m (genitive singular gutha or gotha, nominative plural guthanna or gothanna or gotha)

  1. voice
    Synonym: glór
  2. vote
    Synonym: vóta

Declension

Declension of guth (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative guth guthanna
vocative a ghuth a ghuthanna
genitive gutha guthanna
dative guth guthanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an guth na guthanna
genitive an ghutha na nguthanna
dative leis an nguth
don ghuth
leis na guthanna
Alternative declensions
Declension of guth (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative guth gothanna
vocative a ghuth a ghothanna
genitive gotha gothanna
dative guth gothanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an guth na gothanna
genitive an ghotha na ngothanna
dative leis an nguth
don ghuth
leis na gothanna
Declension of guth (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative guth gotha
vocative a ghuth a ghotha
genitive gotha guth
dative guth gotha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an guth na gotha
genitive an ghotha na nguth
dative leis an nguth
don ghuth
leis na gotha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of guth
radical lenition eclipsis
guth ghuth nguth

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “guth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 77, page 22; reprinted 1988
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 171, page 87
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 130
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 202, page 77

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gutus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuHtus, from *ǵʰewH- (to call on, invoke).

Pronunciation

Noun

guth m (genitive gotho or gotha)

  1. voice
  2. sound

Declension

Masculine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative guth guthL gothaeH
vocative guth guthL gothu
accusative guthN guthL gothu
genitive gothoH, gothaH gothoL, gothaL gothaeN
dative guthL gothaib gothaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Quotations

  • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 50d7
    Húare is hi foscud menman ru·rádus-sa inna bríathra as·ruburt, is airi insin ro·cúala-su guth m’ernaigde-se.
    Because it is in darkness of mind that I have spoken the words that I said, therefore you have heard the voice of my prayers.
  • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 112b12
    Is déniu ad·ciam húa ṡúlib risíu ro·cloammar in fogur húa chluasaib, ut est is toísigiu ad·ciam teilciud in béla resíu ro·cloammar a guth sidi.
    We see more quickly with the eyes before we hear the sound with the ears, ut est we see the throwing of the axe sooner before we hear the sound of this.

Descendants

  • Irish: guth
  • Manx: goo
  • Scottish Gaelic: guth

Mutation

Mutation of guth
radical lenition nasalization
guth guth
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
nguth

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish guth, from Proto-Celtic *gutus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuHtus, from *ǵʰewH- (to call on, invoke).

Pronunciation

Noun

guth m (genitive singular gutha, plural guthan)

  1. voice

Declension

Declension of guth (type IVb masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative guth guthan
genitive gutha ghuthan
dative gutha guthan
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) guth (na) guthan
genitive (a') ghutha (nan) guthan
dative (a') ghutha (na) guthan
vocative ghuth ghuthan

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of guth
radical lenition
guth ghuth

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “guth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “guth”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN