reith

See also: Reith and reið

Irish

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

reith f (genitive singular reithe)

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

Declension of reith (second declension, no plural)

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an reith
genitive	na reithe
dative	leis an reith don reith

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

conjugation of reith (first conjugation – A)

tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
verbal noun	reitheadh
past participle	reite
tense	first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
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

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

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