reithe

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish reithe (“ram”).

Noun

reithe m (genitive singular reithe, nominative plural reithí)

  1. ram (male sheep)
Declension
Declension of reithe

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative reithe reithí
Vocative a reithe a reithí
Genitive reithe reithí
Dative reithe reithí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an reithe na reithí
Genitive an reithe na reithí
Dative leis an reithe

don reithe

leis na reithí

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

reithe f

  1. genitive singular of reith

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *retios, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“certain domestic animal”); also compare *h₁er- (“earth”).

Pronunciation

Noun

reithe m (genitive reithi, nominative plural reithi)

  1. ram (male sheep)
  2. boats used as fireships

Inflection

Masculine io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative reithe reitheL reithiL
Vocative reithi reitheL reithiu
Accusative reitheN reitheL reithiuH
Genitive reithiL reitheL reitheN
Dative reithiuL reithib reithib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: reithe
  • Scottish Gaelic: reithe

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish reithe (“ram”).

Pronunciation

Noun

reithe m (plural reitheachan)

  1. ram (male sheep)
    Synonym: rùda

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “reithe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “reithe”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “reithe”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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