reith

See also: Reith and reið

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish reithid (“tups (of rams)”).

Noun

reith f (genitive singular reithe)

1. heat (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) (in sheep, goats)

Declension

Declension of reith (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative reith vocative a reith genitive reithe dative reith forms with the definite article case singular nominative an reith genitive na reithe dative leis an reith don reith

Synonyms

• imreas
• reitheadh
• reithíocht

Derived terms

• faoi reith (“in heat”)

Verb

reith (present analytic reitheann, future analytic reithfidh, verbal noun reitheadh, past participle reite)

1. (transitive, intransitive) rut, tup

Conjugation

conjugation of reith (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	reithim	reitheann tú; reithir†	reitheann sé, sí	reithimid	reitheann sibh	reitheann siad; reithid†	a reitheann; a reitheas	reitear
	past	reith mé; reitheas	reith tú; reithis	reith sé, sí	reitheamar; reith muid	reith sibh; reitheabhair	reith siad; reitheadar	a reith / ar reith*	reitheadh
	past habitual	reithinn	reiteá	reitheadh sé, sí	reithimis; reitheadh muid	reitheadh sibh	reithidís; reitheadh siad	a reitheadh / a reitheadh*	reití
future		reithfidh mé; reithfead	reithfidh tú; reithfir†	reithfidh sé, sí	reithfimid; reithfidh muid	reithfidh sibh	reithfidh siad; reithfid†	a reithfidh; a reithfeas	reithfear
conditional		reithfinn	reithfeá	reithfeadh sé, sí	reithfimis; reithfeadh muid	reithfeadh sibh	reithfidís; reithfeadh siad	a reithfeadh / a reithfeadh*	reithfí
subjunctive	present	go reithe mé; go reithead†	go reithe tú; go reithir†	go reithe sé, sí	go reithimid; go reithe muid	go reithe sibh	go reithe siad; go reithid†	—	go reitear
	past	dá reithinn	dá reiteá	dá reitheadh sé, sí	dá reithimis; dá reitheadh muid	dá reitheadh sibh	dá reithidís; dá reitheadh siad	—	dá reití
imperative		reithim	reith	reitheadh sé, sí	reithimis	reithigí; reithidh†	reithidís	—	reitear
verbal noun		reitheadh
past participle		reite

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “reith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “reithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language