láth

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See also: lath, laþ, and láð

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish láth, from Proto-Celtic *lāt- (“ardor, furor”), which Matasovic considers related to *lāyko- (“warrior”), which could itself be borrowed from Latin laicus, or otherwise from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“military action”),[1] see also Hittite (laḫḫa-, “campaign”), Phrygian λαϝαγταει (lawagtaei).[2]

Noun

láth m (genitive singular láith)

  1. heat (in animals), rut
Declension
Declension of láth (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative láth
vocative a láith
genitive láith
dative láth
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an láth
genitive an láith
dative leis an láth
don láth
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Conflated with Etymology 1 above.

Noun

láth m (genitive singular láith, nominative plural láith)

  1. (literary) warrior
Declension
Declension of láth (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative láth láith
vocative a láith a látha
genitive láith láth
dative láth láith
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an láth na láith
genitive an láith na láth
dative leis an láth
don láth 		leis na láith
Alternative forms

References

  1. ^ Douglas & Adams
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “lato”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 233
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