eitim

See also: eitím

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish etim, perhaps from ess- + díthim (“forfeiture”), verbal noun of do·tuit (“lapse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛtʲəmʲ/

Noun

eitim f (genitive singular eitime, nominative plural eitimí)

1. opportunity, chance
2. sudden spring or leap
3. dangerous attempt

   Thug sí eitim ar é a shaoradh.

   She made a dangerous attempt to save him.

Declension

Declension of eitim (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative eitim eitimí vocative a eitim a eitimí genitive eitime eitimí dative eitim eitimí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an eitim na heitimí genitive na heitime na n-eitimí dative leis an eitim don eitim leis na heitimí

Mutation

Mutated forms of eitim

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eitim	n-eitim	heitim	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), “et(a)im, aitim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “eitim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 287
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eitim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 74