reith

See also: Reith and reið

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish reithid (“tups (of rams)”).

Noun

reith f (genitive singular reithe)

1. heat (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) (in sheep, goats)

Declension

Declension of reith

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative reith Vocative a reith Genitive reithe Dative reith

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an reith Genitive na reithe Dative leis an reith don reith

Synonyms

• imreas
• reitheadh
• reithíocht

Derived terms

• faoi reith (“in heat”)

Verb

reith (present analytic reitheann, future analytic reithfidh, verbal noun reitheadh, past participle reite)

1. (transitive, intransitive) rut, tup

Conjugation

conjugation of reith (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	reithim	reitheann tú; reithir†	reitheann sé, sí	reithimid	reitheann sibh	reitheann siad; reithid†	a reitheann; a reitheas	reitear
	past	reith mé; reitheas	reith tú; reithis	reith sé, sí	reitheamar; reith muid	reith sibh; reitheabhair	reith siad; reitheadar	a reith / ar reith*	reitheadh
	past habitual	reithinn	reiteá	reitheadh sé, sí	reithimis; reitheadh muid	reitheadh sibh	reithidís; reitheadh siad	a reitheadh / a reitheadh*	reití
future		reithfidh mé; reithfead	reithfidh tú; reithfir†	reithfidh sé, sí	reithfimid; reithfidh muid	reithfidh sibh	reithfidh siad; reithfid†	a reithfidh; a reithfeas	reithfear
conditional		reithfinn	reithfeá	reithfeadh sé, sí	reithfimis; reithfeadh muid	reithfeadh sibh	reithfidís; reithfeadh siad	a reithfeadh / a reithfeadh*	reithfí
subjunctive	present	go reithe mé; go reithead†	go reithe tú; go reithir†	go reithe sé, sí	go reithimid; go reithe muid	go reithe sibh	go reithe siad; go reithid†	—	go reitear
	past	dá reithinn	dá reiteá	dá reitheadh sé, sí	dá reithimis; dá reitheadh muid	dá reitheadh sibh	dá reithidís; dá reitheadh siad	—	dá reití
imperative		reithim	reith	reitheadh sé, sí	reithimis	reithigí; reithidh†	reithidís	—	reitear
verbal noun		reitheadh
past participle		reite

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “reith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “reithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language