eite

See also: -eite

Estonian

Noun

eite

  1. partitive/illative singular of eit

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ette.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛtʲə/

Noun

eite f (genitive singular eite, nominative plural eití or eiteadha)

  1. wing (of bird; of army)
  2. pinion; wing feather
  3. fin (of a fish, etc.)
  4. (zoology) pinnule
  5. (surveying) vane
  6. wing-like attachment
  7. (politics) wing
    an eite chlé ― the left wing

Declension

Declension of eite (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative eite eití
vocative a eite a eití
genitive eite eití
dative eite eití
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an eite na heití
genitive na heite na n-eití
dative leis an eite
don eite 		leis na heití

Alternative plural form: eiteadha (Aran)

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of eite
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eite n-eite heite 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

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eite”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “eite”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 91
  • “eite”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Lithuanian

Participle

eite

  1. adverbial būdinys participle of eiti

Paelignian

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *eite (second-person plural active imperative of *eō). Cognate to Latin īte.

Verb

eite

  1. to go, second-person plural active imperative of eō
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