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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1 From Old Irish ráth ( “ earthen rampart, fort, rath ” ) .
Noun ráth m genitive singular rátha nominative plural ráthanna
earthen rampart ring-fort , rath
layer shoal ( of fish )
Synonyms: báire scoil pod ( of dolphins )
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “ráth ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “2 ráth ‘earthen rampart’ ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959 ) “ráth ”, in English-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm“ráth ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Etymology 2 From Old Irish ráth ( “ suretyship, guarantee, pledge ” ) .
Noun ráth m genitive singular rátha nominative plural ráthanna
guarantee
Synonym: ráthaíocht
Declension
Further reading Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “ráth ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “1 ráth ‘surety, guarantor’ ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959 ) “ráth ”, in English-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm“ráth ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1 (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun ráth f genitive ráithe nominative plural rátha
( law ) surety , guarantor ( law ) suretyship , guarantee , pledge
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular
Dual
Plural
Nominative
ráth L
ráith L
rátha H
Vocative
ráth L
ráith L
rátha H
Accusative
ráith N
ráith L
rátha H
Genitive
ráithe H
ráth L
ráth N
Dative
ráith L
ráthaib ráthaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
H = triggers aspirationL = triggers lenitionN = triggers nasalization
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2 (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun ráth m or f
earthen rampart surrounding a chief's residence, fort , rath
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular
Dual
Plural
Nominative
ráth L
ráith L
rátha H
Vocative
ráth L
ráith L
rátha H
Accusative
ráith N
ráith L
rátha H
Genitive
ráithe H
ráth L
ráth N
Dative
ráith L
ráthaib ráthaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
H = triggers aspirationL = triggers lenitionN = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
Radical
Lenition
Nasalization
ráth also rráth after a proclitic ráth pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/ unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
Further reading Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “1 ráth ‘surety, guarantor’ ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “2 ráth ‘earthen rampart’ ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language