cith

See also: ciþ

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish cith.

Noun

cith m (genitive singular ceatha, nominative plural ceathanna)

  1. shower (brief fall of rain)
  2. shower (device for bathing; instance of using this device)

Declension
Declension of cith

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cith ceathanna
Vocative a chith a cheathanna
Genitive ceatha ceathanna
Dative cith ceathanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cith na ceathanna
Genitive an cheatha na gceathanna
Dative leis an gcith

don chith

 leis na ceathanna

Derived terms
  • cithfholcadán
  • cithfholcadh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cith chith gcith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “1 cith” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “cíoṫ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 141.
  • "cith" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “cith” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “cith” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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