caith
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish caithid, from Proto-Celtic *katyeti; compare Latin catēia (“projectile”), which is from Gaulish.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]caith (present analytic caitheann, future analytic caithfidh, verbal noun caitheamh, past participle caite)
- to wear
- to consume
- to spend
- to throw
- (modal) must, have to (in future and conditional)
- Caithfidh mé imeacht. ― I have to go.
- Chaith sí dhá stoca éagsúil. Ar ndóigh, chaithfeadh sí a bheith difriúil.
- She wore non-matching socks. Of course she had to be different.
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of caith (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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caith | chaith | gcaith |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 172, page 65
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish caithid, from Proto-Celtic *katyeti; compare Latin catēia (“projectile”), which is from Gaulish.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]caith (past chaith, future caithidh, verbal noun caitheamh, past participle caithte)
Derived terms
[edit]- caitheadair (“consumer”)
- fear-caitheamh (“wearer; consumer”)
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