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áth

See also: ath, ath-, and àth

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish áth m (“ford”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *yātus (“ford”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (“ride, go”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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áth m (genitive singular átha, nominative plural áthanna)

  1. (geography) ford
  2. spawning bed (in river)
  3. opening

Declension

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Declension of áth (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative áth áthanna
vocative a áth a áthanna
genitive átha áthanna
dative áth áthanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-áth na háthanna
genitive an átha na n-áthanna
dative leis an áth
don áth 		leis na háthanna

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of áth
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
áth n-áth háth t-áth

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “áth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 14
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 172, page 65

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *yātus (“ford”).

Noun

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áth m

  1. (geography) ford (commonly as scene of battle or single combat)
  2. (by extension) open space or hollow between two objects

Inflection

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Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative áth áthL áthae
Vocative áth áthL áthu
Accusative áthN áthL áthu
Genitive áthoH, áthaH átho, átha áthaeN
Dative áthL áthaib áthaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: áth
  • Manx: aah, aae
  • Scottish Gaelic: àth

Mutation

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Mutation of áth
radical lenition nasalization
áth
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-áth

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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