cith
See also: ciþ
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish cith.
Pronunciation
edit- (Kerry) IPA(key): /cɨ̞h/
- (Waterford) IPA(key): /cʊx/ (as if spelled ciuch)
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /cɪ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /cɪç/
Noun
editcith m (genitive singular ceatha, nominative plural ceathanna)
- shower (brief fall of rain)
- shower (device for bathing; instance of using this device)
Declension
editDeclension of cith
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cith | chith | gcith |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cíoṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 141
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 77