cith

See also: ciþ

Irish

Alternative forms

cioth^[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish cith.^[2]

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): (Kerry) /cɨh/^[3]; (Cork) /cih/^[4]; (Waterford) /cux/^[5]
(Galway) IPA^(key): /ci/^[6]^[7]^[8]
(Mayo) IPA^(key): /ciç/^[9]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /cih(ʔ)/^[10]^[11], /ciç/^[12]^[13]; /cix(ʔ)/ ~ /ci(ç)ʔ/^[14]^[15]

Noun

cith m (genitive singular ceatha, nominative plural ceathanna)

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

Declension

Declension of cith (third declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	cith	ceathanna
vocative	a chith	a cheathanna
genitive	ceatha	ceathanna
dative	cith	ceathanna

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an cith	na ceathanna
genitive	an cheatha	na gceathanna
dative	leis an gcith don chith	leis na ceathanna

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cith*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
cith	chith	gcith

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

References

^ “cith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 149, page 77
^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 49, page 12; reprinted 1988
^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 67, page 15
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 172
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 572, page 105
^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 43
^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 428, page 118
^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 149, page 54; reprinted 1979
^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 244
^ Hughes, A. J. (1986) The Gaelic of Tangaveane and Commeen, County Donegal (texts, phonology, aspects of grammar and a vocabulary) (doctoral thesis), Faculty of Arts, Queen’s University of Belfast, page 424
^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎^[1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 300, page 128
^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 254
^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922) The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania [Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 31, page 14