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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish áth m (“ford”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *yātus (“ford”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (“ride, go”).
Pronunciation
Noun
áth m (genitive singular átha, nominative plural áthanna)
- (geography) ford
- spawning bed (in river)
- opening
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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áth
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n-áth
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háth
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t-áth
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “áth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 14
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 172, page 65
Further reading
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *yātus (“ford”).
Noun
áth m
- (geography) ford (commonly as scene of battle or single combat)
- (by extension) open space or hollow between two objects
Inflection
Masculine u-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Nominative
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áth
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áthL
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áthae
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Vocative
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áth
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áthL
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áthu
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Accusative
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áthN
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áthL
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áthu
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Genitive
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áthoH, áthaH
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átho, átha
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áthaeN
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Dative
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áthL
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áthaib
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áthaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
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Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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áth (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
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unchanged
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n-áth
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References