íoth

See also: ioth

Irish

Alternative forms

• ígh, íth

Etymology

From Middle Irish íth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iː/
• Homophones: aoi, í, Í (Cois Fharraige), ithe (Cois Fharraige), oíche, uí, Uí

Noun

íoth f (genitive singular íthe or íotha)

1. fat, lard

   Synonyms: saill, blonag, geir, méathras

2. grease

   Synonym: gréisc

Declension

As a second-declension noun:

Declension of íoth (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative íoth vocative a íoth genitive íthe dative íoth íth (archaic, dialectal) forms with the definite article case singular nominative an íoth genitive na híthe dative leis an íoth leis an íth (archaic, dialectal) don íoth don íth (archaic, dialectal)

As a third-declension noun:

Declension of íoth (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative íoth vocative a íoth genitive íotha dative íoth forms with the definite article case singular nominative an íoth genitive na híotha dative leis an íoth don íoth

Mutation

Mutated forms of íoth

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
íoth	n-íoth	híoth	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 íth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “íoth”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “íoth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 45