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áith
áith
See also: aith-
Irish
Noun
áith f (genitive singular áithe, nominative plural áitheanna or áithí)
- kiln
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 14:
- ńīl ēn ā sn̥ ilān šə, ax tā mōrān akəb ə gonəmárə.
- conventional orthography: 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.
- conventional orthography: Níl aon áith san oileán seo, ach tá mórán acu i gConamara.
- ńīl ēn ā sn̥ ilān šə, ax tā mōrān akəb ə gonəmárə.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 14:
- tā n ā ʒā l̄oskə.
- conventional orthography: Tá an áith dhá loscadh.
- The kiln is burning.
- conventional orthography: Tá an áith dhá loscadh.
- tā n ā ʒā l̄oskə.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 14:
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 aoil f (“lime-kiln”)
- áith choirce f (“corn-kiln”)
- áith allais f (“sweat-house”)
- áitheadóir m (“kiln worker”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish áith (“sharp, keen, acute”).
Adjective
áith
Declension
Declension of áith
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | áith | áith¹ | áithe³ | |
| Vocative | áith¹ | áith¹ | áithe | |
| Genitive | áith¹ | áithe | áithe | áith |
| Dative | áith² | áith¹ | áithe³ | |
| Comparative | áithe | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| áith | n-áith | háith | t-áith |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “1 áith (‘sharp, keen’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 áith (‘drying kiln’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “áiṫ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "áith" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.