ith
English
Alternative forms
- ith
- Sometimes written as i'th or i-th
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Etymology 2
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *its, from Proto-Indo-European *egʰs (“from, out of”). Related to Lithuanian ìš, Latvian iz and Old Prussian is[1].
Related terms
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “ith”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 154
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ithid (“eats, bites, devours; grazes”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸiteti, from Proto-Indo-European *peyt-. The future stem is from Old Irish ·íss, from Proto-Celtic *ɸiɸitsāti.
The occasional Munster past tense form duaidh is from Old Irish ·dúaid (deuterotonic do·fúaid), from dí- + fo- + Proto-Celtic *ed-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪ/, /ɪh/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /iː/
Verb
ith (present analytic itheann, future analytic íosfaidh, verbal noun ithe, past participle ite)
Conjugation
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | ithim | itheann tú; ithir† |
itheann sé, sí | ithimid; itheann muid |
itheann sibh | itheann siad; ithid† |
a itheann; a itheas / a n-itheann*; a n-itheas* |
itear |
past | d’ith mé; d’itheas / ith mé‡; itheas‡ |
d’ith tú; d’ithis / ith tú‡; ithis‡ |
d’ith sé, sí / ith sé, sí‡ |
d’itheamar; d’ith muid / itheamar‡; ith muid‡ |
d’ith sibh; d’itheabhair / ith sibh‡; itheabhair‡ |
d’ith siad; d’itheadar / ith siad‡; itheadar‡ |
a d’ith / ar ith* |
itheadh; hitheadh† | |
past habitual | d’ithinn / ithinn‡ |
d’iteá / iteᇠ|
d’itheadh sé, sí / itheadh sé, sí‡ |
d’ithimis; d’itheadh muid / ithimis‡; itheadh muid‡ |
d’itheadh sibh / itheadh sibh‡ |
d’ithidís; d’itheadh siad / ithidís‡; itheadh siad‡ |
a d’itheadh / ar itheadh* |
d’ití / ití‡ | |
future | íosfaidh mé; íosfad |
íosfaidh tú; íosfair† |
íosfaidh sé, sí | íosfaimid; íosfaidh muid |
íosfaidh sibh | íosfaidh siad; íosfaid† |
a íosfaidh, a íosfas / a n-íosfaidh*; a n-íosfas* |
íosfar | |
conditional | d’íosfainn / íosfainn‡; n-íosfainn‡‡ | d’íosfá / íosfá‡; n-íosfᇇ | d’íosfadh sé, sí / íosfadh sé, sí‡; n-íosfadh sé, s퇇 | d’íosfaimis; d’íosfadh muid / íosfaimis‡; íosfadh muid‡; n-íosfaimis‡‡; n-íosfadh muid‡‡ | d’íosfadh sibh / íosfadh sibh‡; n-íosfadh sibh‡‡ | d’íosfaidís; d’íosfadh siad / íosfaidís‡; íosfadh siad‡; n-íosfaidís‡‡; n-íosfadh siad‡‡ | a d’íosfadh / ar íosfadh* |
d’íosfaí / íosfaí‡; n-íosfa퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go n-ithe mé; go n-ithead† |
go n-ithe tú; go n-ithir† |
go n-ithe sé, sí | go n-ithimid; go n-ithe muid |
go n-ithe sibh | go n-ithe siad; go n-ithid† |
— | go n-itear |
past | dá n-ithinn | dá n-iteá | dá n-itheadh sé, sí | dá n-ithimis; dá n-itheadh muid |
dá n-itheadh sibh | dá n-ithidís; dá n-itheadh siad | — | dá n-ití | |
imperative | ithim | ith | itheadh sé, sí | ithimis | ithigí; ithidh† |
ithidís | — | itear | |
verbal noun | ithe | ||||||||
past participle | ite |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡ Dependent form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
In parts of Munster (e.g. Cape Clear Island, County Clare), the following forms of the past tense are found in addition to the those listed above:
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | |||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
past | duas | duais | duaidh sé, sí | duamair | duabhair | duadar | a dhuaidh / ar dhuaidh* | duadh |
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ith | n-ith | hith | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "ith" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “ithid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 136.
- Holmer, Nils M. (1962). The Dialects of Co. Clare, part I. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, p. 151.
- Ó Buachalla, Breandán (2003). An Teanga Bheo: Gaeilge Chléire. Dublin: Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann, →ISBN, p. 82.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iθʲ/
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
ith | unchanged | n-ith |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish ithid (“eats, bites, devours; grazes”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸiteti, from Proto-Indo-European *peyt-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iç/
Derived terms
- feòil-itheach (“carnivore”)
- feòil-itheadair (“carnivorous”)
- feur-itheach, lus-itheach (“herbivore”)
- lus-itheadair (“herbivorous”)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “ithid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.