áith
See also: aith-
Irish
Etymology 1
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Celtic *ātis, from the same root as *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”) (compare Latin āter).[2]
Noun
áith f (genitive singular áithe, nominative plural áitheanna or áithí)
- kiln
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 14:
- ńīl ēn ā sn̥ ilān šə, ax tā mōrān akəb ə gonəmárə.
- [Níl aon áith san oileán seo, ach tá mórán acu i gConamara.]
- There’s no kiln on this island, but there are a lot of them in Connemara.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 14:
- tā n ā ʒā l̄oskə.
- [Tá an áith dhá loscadh.]
- The kiln is burning.
Declension
Declension of áith
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- áith allais f (“sweat-house”)
- áith aoil f (“lime-kiln”)
- áith choirce f (“corn-kiln”)
- áitheadóir m (“kiln worker”)
Etymology 2
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).[3]
Declension
Declension of áith
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | áithe | |
| Vocative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | áithe | ||
| Genitive | áithe | áithe | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | |
| Dative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | áithe | |
| Comparative | níos áithe | |||
| Superlative | is áithe | |||
Mutation
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 áith (‘drying kiln’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 áith (‘sharp, keen’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “áiṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 20
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “áith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aːθʲ]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *atti-, ultimately from the root of aiteann (“gorse”).
Adjective
áith (equative áthithir, comparative áithiu, superlative áithem)
- sharp
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 72b8
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 72b8
Inflection
| i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) |
| Vocative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | ||
| Accusative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | |
| Genitive | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | áithe | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) |
| Dative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | áithi | áithi | |
| Vocative | áithi | ||
| Accusative | áithi | ||
| Genitive | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)* áithe | ||
| Dative | áithib | ||
| Notes | *not when substantivized | ||
Descendants
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *ātis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁-.[1]
Inflection
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | unchanged | n-áith |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*āti-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 45
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 áith (sharp)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 áith (kiln)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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