Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish íth.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
íoth f (genitive singular íthe or íotha)
- fat, lard
- Synonyms: saill, blonag, geir, méathras
- grease
- Synonym: gréisc
Declension
As a second-declension noun:
Declension of íoth (second declension, no plural)
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As a third-declension noun:
Declension of íoth (third declension, no plural)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of íoth
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eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| íoth
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n-íoth
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híoth
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not applicable
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 íth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 117, page 45
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “íoṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 616; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “íoth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
