sáith
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish sáth, from Proto-Celtic *sātis.
Pronunciation
Noun
sáith f (genitive singular sáithe)
- sufficiency, enough
- Synonyms: dóthain, leordhóthain
- do sháith airgid ― as much money as you want, enough money for your needs (literally, “your sufficiency of money”)
- fill (sufficient or more than sufficient amount)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| sáith | sháith after an, tsáith |
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
- “sáith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sáith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sáiṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 589
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sáith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [saːθʲ]
Noun
sáith
- accusative/dative singular of sáth
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| sáith | ṡáith | sáith |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.