àite

See also: aite and áite

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish áitt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːʰtʲɪ], /ˈaːʰtʰʲɪ/

Noun

àite m (genitive singular àite, plural àitean or àiteachan)

1. place, spot
2. part, region
3. situation

Derived terms

• ainm àite (“placename”)
• àite-coise (“pedestrian crossing”)
• àiteachas (“agriculture”)
• àiteigin (“some place”)
• càite? (“where?”)
• gabh àite (“take place”)
• ge be àite (“wherever”)

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
àite	n-àite	h-àite	t-àite
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.