reith

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See also: Reith and reið

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish reithid (“tups (of rams)”).

Noun

reith f (genitive singular reithe)

  1. heat (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) (in sheep, goats)

Declension

Declension of reith (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative reith
vocative a reith
genitive reithe
dative reith
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an reith
genitive na reithe
dative leis an reith
don reith

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

reith (present analytic reitheann, future analytic reithfidh, verbal noun reitheadh, past participle reite)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) rut, tup

Conjugation

conjugation of reith (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present reithim reitheann tú;
reithir† 		reitheann sé, sí reithimid reitheann sibh reitheann siad;
reithid† 		a reitheann; a reitheas reitear
past reith mé; reitheas reith tú; reithis reith sé, sí reitheamar; reith muid reith sibh; reitheabhair reith siad; reitheadar a reith /
ar reith* 		reitheadh
past habitual reithinn reiteá reitheadh sé, sí reithimis; reitheadh muid reitheadh sibh reithidís; reitheadh siad a reitheadh /
a reitheadh* 		reití
future reithfidh mé;
reithfead 		reithfidh tú;
reithfir† 		reithfidh sé, sí reithfimid;
reithfidh muid 		reithfidh sibh reithfidh siad;
reithfid† 		a reithfidh; a reithfeas reithfear
conditional reithfinn reithfeá reithfeadh sé, sí reithfimis; reithfeadh muid reithfeadh sibh reithfidís; reithfeadh siad a reithfeadh /
a reithfeadh* 		reithfí
subjunctive present go reithe mé;
go reithead† 		go reithe tú;
go reithir† 		go reithe sé, sí go reithimid;
go reithe muid 		go reithe sibh go reithe siad;
go reithid† 		— go reitear
past dá reithinn dá reiteá dá reitheadh sé, sí dá reithimis;
dá reitheadh muid 		dá reitheadh sibh dá reithidís;
dá reitheadh siad 		— dá reití
imperative reithim reith reitheadh sé, sí reithimis reithigí;
reithidh† 		reithidís — reitear
verbal noun reitheadh
past participle reite

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

References

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