áth
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish áth m (“ford”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *yātus (“ford”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (“ride, go”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
áth m (genitive singular átha, nominative plural áthanna)
Declension edit
Declension of áth
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
áth | n-áth | háth | t-áth |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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 edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “áṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 42
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *yātus (“ford”).
Noun edit
áth m
- (geography) ford (commonly as scene of battle or single combat)
- (by extension) open space or hollow between two objects
Inflection edit
Masculine u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | áth | áthL | áthae |
Vocative | áth | áthL | áthu |
Accusative | áthN | áthL | áthu |
Genitive | áthoH, áthaH | átho, átha | áthaeN |
Dative | áthL | áthaib | áthaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
áth | unchanged | n-áth |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “áth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language