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reith
reith
See also: reið
Irish
Noun
reith f (genitive singular reithe)
- 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)
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- faoi reith (“in heat”)
Verb
reith (present analytic reitheann, future analytic reithfidh, verbal noun reitheadh, past participle reite)
- (transitive, intransitive) rut, tup
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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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 / 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 / ar reitheadh* |
reití | |
future | reithfidh mé; reithfead |
reithfidh tú; reithfir† |
reithfidh sé, sí | reithfimid; reithfidh muid |
reithfidh sibh | reithfidh siad; reithfid† |
a reithfidh; a reithfeas / a reithfidh*; a reithfeas* |
reithfear | |
conditional | reithfinn | reithfeá | reithfeadh sé, sí | reithfimis; reithfeadh muid | reithfeadh sibh | reithfidís; reithfeadh siad | a reithfeadh / ar 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
† Dialect form
References
- "reith" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “reithid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.