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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish nath (“poetical composition”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *natus. Cognate to Welsh nâd.
Pronunciation
Noun
nath m (genitive singular natha, nominative plural nathanna)
- saying, adage, epigram
- (literary) poem
Declension
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References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 188, page 94
Further reading
Middle English
Etymology
From ne hath.
Contraction
nath
- hath not
References
Nuer
Noun
nath
- people