-ithe

See also: ithe

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From -igh + -the.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /iː/ (as if spelled -í), /i(ː)ʃtʲə/ (as if spelled -íste)[1]

Suffix

-ithe

  1. forms the past participle of verbs ending in -igh
  2. forms adjectives

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -ithe
aimlithe
bordaithe
sprionlaithe
struflaithe

Middle English

Suffix

-ithe

  1. alternative form of -the (abstract nominal suffix)
  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 356, page 121
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