ráithe
Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ráithe f (genitive singular ráithe, nominative plural ráithí)
Declension
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References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ráithe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 145, page 58
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 346, page 119
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ráiṫe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 875; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ráithe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Etymology 1
Uncertain. MacBain connects it with Sanskrit ऋतु (ṛtu, “season”),[1] but the latter is from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥-tú-s (from *h₂er- (“to fit, fix”)), which would have given something beginning *rith- in Old Irish. A better phonological match would be Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐍉 (raþjō, “account, number”) and Latin ratiō (“reason, calculation”), from *h₂r̥h₁-t- (from *h₂reh₁- (“to reason, arrange”)), but in this case the semantic connection is unclear.
Thurneysen suggests that the -rad suffix of gaimred (“winter”) and samrad (“summer”) is the same as this word.[2]
Noun
ráithe f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ráitheL | ráithiL | ráithi |
| vocative | ráitheL | ráithiL | ráithi |
| accusative | ráithiN | ráithiL | ráithi |
| genitive | ráithe | ráitheL | ráitheN |
| dative | ráithiL | ráithib | ráithib |
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ráithe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
ráithe
- genitive singular of ráth
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| ráithe also rráithe in h-prothesis environments |
ráithe pronounced with /ɾ-/ |
ráithe also rráithe |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “ràith”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page 286
- ^ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) [1909], D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, translation of Handbuch des Alt-Irischen (in German), →ISBN, § 263, page 169; reprinted 2017