ruthag

Irish

Alternative forms

• riuthag, rothag

Etymology

From the root of rith.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠʊhəɡ/

Noun

ruthag m (genitive singular ruthaig, nominative plural ruthaig)

1. run (act of running, especially before jumping)
2. (music) run (rapid passage along a scale)
3. (athletics) run-up (approach run in order to gather speed or momentum)
4. rush, dash, sprint
5. trajectory (path of a body)

Declension

Declension of ruthag

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ruthag ruthaig Vocative a ruthaig a ruthaga Genitive ruthaig ruthag Dative ruthag ruthaig

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ruthag na ruthaig Genitive an ruthaig na ruthag Dative leis an ruthag don ruthag leis na ruthaig

Derived terms

• snaidhm ruthaig (“running knot, slipknot”)

Further reading

• “ruthag”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• “riuthag”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ruthach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “roṫag”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 579
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 46