íoth

See also: ioth

Irish

Alternative forms

• ígh, íth

Etymology

From Middle Irish íth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iː/
• Homophones: aoi, í, Í (Cois Fharraige), ithe (Cois Fharraige), oíche, uí, Uí

Noun

íoth f (genitive singular íthe or íotha)

1. fat, lard

   Synonyms: saill, blonag, geir, méathras

2. grease

   Synonym: gréisc

Declension

As a second-declension noun:

Declension of íoth

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative íoth Vocative a íoth Genitive íthe Dative íoth íth (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an íoth Genitive na híthe Dative leis an íoth leis an íth (archaic, dialectal) don íoth don íth (archaic, dialectal)

As a third-declension noun:

Declension of íoth

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative íoth Vocative a íoth Genitive íotha Dative íoth

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an íoth Genitive na híotha Dative leis an íoth don íoth

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
íoth	n-íoth	híoth	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 íth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “íoth”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “íoth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 45