ithir

Irish

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪhəɾʲ/

Noun

ithir f (genitive singular ithreach, nominative plural ithreacha)

1. soil, earth
2. (agriculture) arable land, cornland
3. (agriculture) land on which root crops have been grown in previous season

Declension

Declension of ithir

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ithir ithreacha Vocative a ithir a ithreacha Genitive ithreach ithreacha Dative ithir ithreacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ithir na hithreacha Genitive na hithreach na n-ithreacha Dative leis an ithir don ithir leis na hithreacha

Synonyms

• (earth): cré, úir

Derived terms

• fo-ithir
• ithirfhisic

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ithir

1. (Munster, otherwise archaic) second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of ith

Mutation

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