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caith
caith
Irish
Verb
caith (present analytic caitheann, future analytic caithfidh, verbal noun caitheamh, past participle caite)
- to wear
- to consume
- to smoke (tobacco)
- to spend
- to throw
- (in future and conditional) must, have to
- Caithfidh mé imeacht. ― I have to go.
Derived terms
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | caithim | caitheann tú; caithir† |
caitheann sé, sí | caithimid | caitheann sibh | caitheann siad; caithid† |
a chaitheann; a chaitheas / a gcaitheann*; a gcaitheas* |
caitear |
past | chaith mé; chaitheas | chaith tú; chaithis | chaith sé, sí | chaitheamar; chaith muid | chaith sibh; chaitheabhair | chaith siad; chaitheadar | a chaith / ar chaith* |
caitheadh | |
past habitual | chaithinn | chaiteá | chaitheadh sé, sí | chaithimis; chaitheadh muid | chaitheadh sibh | chaithidís; chaitheadh siad | a chaitheadh / ar chaitheadh* |
chaití | |
future | caithfidh mé; caithfead |
caithfidh tú; caithfir† |
caithfidh sé, sí | caithfimid; caithfidh muid |
caithfidh sibh | caithfidh siad; caithfid† |
a chaithfidh; a chaithfeas / a gcaithfidh*; a gcaithfeas* |
caithfear | |
conditional | chaithfinn | chaithfeá | chaithfeadh sé, sí | chaithfimis; chaithfeadh muid | chaithfeadh sibh | chaithfidís; chaithfeadh siad | a chaithfeadh / ar chaithfeadh* |
chaithfí | |
subjunctive | present | go gcaithe mé; go gcaithead† |
go gcaithe tú; go gcaithir† |
go gcaithe sé, sí | go gcaithimid; go gcaithe muid |
go gcaithe sibh | go gcaithe siad; go gcaithid† |
— | go gcaitear |
past | dá gcaithinn | dá gcaiteá | dá gcaitheadh sé, sí | dá gcaithimis; dá gcaitheadh muid |
dá gcaitheadh sibh | dá gcaithidís; dá gcaitheadh siad |
— | dá gcaití | |
imperative | caithim | caith | caitheadh sé, sí | caithimis | caithigí; caithidh† |
caithidís | — | caitear | |
verbal noun | caitheamh | ||||||||
past participle | caite |
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caith | chaith | gcaith |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish caithid.
Verb
caith (past chaith, future caithidh, verbal noun caitheamh, past participle caithte)
Derived terms
- caitheadair (“consumer”)
- fear-caitheamh (“wearer; consumer”)