teith

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʲɛ(h)/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish teichid^[1] (Manx çhea, Scottish Gaelic teich), from Proto-Celtic *tekʷeti (“to run, flee”) (Welsh techu), from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to flow, run”) (Sanskrit तक्ति (takti, “hurries”), Old Church Slavonic тещи (tešti, “to run”), Lithuanian tekė́ti (“to flow”), Albanian ndjek (“to follow”).

Verb

teith (present analytic teitheann, future analytic teithfidh, verbal noun teitheadh, past participle teite)

to flee, run away, fly, abscond [with ó ‘from’]/[with roimh ‘from’]
to run off (leave or depart quickly)
to retreat (withdraw military forces)
Synonym: cúlaigh
to shun, avoid [with ó]
Synonym: seachain

Conjugation

Conjugation of *teith* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	teithim	teitheann tú; teithir^†	teitheann sé, sí	teithimid; teitheann muid	teitheann sibh	teitheann siad; teithid^†	a theitheann; a theitheas	teitear
past	theith mé; theitheas	theith tú; theithis	theith sé, sí	theitheamar; theith muid	theith sibh; theitheabhair	theith siad; theitheadar	a theith	teitheadh
past habitual	theithinn / teithinn^‡	theiteá / teiteá^‡	theitheadh sé, sí / teitheadh sé, sí^‡	theithimis; theitheadh muid / teithimis^‡; teitheadh muid^‡	theitheadh sibh / teitheadh sibh^‡	theithidís; theitheadh siad / teithidís^‡; teitheadh siad^‡	a theitheadh	theití / teití^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	teithfidh mé; teithfead	teithfidh tú; teithfir^†	teithfidh sé, sí	teithfimid; teithfidh muid	teithfidh sibh	teithfidh siad; teithfid^†	a theithfidh; a theithfeas	teithfear
conditional	theithfinn / teithfinn^‡	theithfeá / teithfeá^‡	theithfeadh sé, sí / teithfeadh sé, sí^‡	theithfimis; theithfeadh muid / teithfimis^‡; teithfeadh muid^‡	theithfeadh sibh / teithfeadh sibh^‡	theithfidís; theithfeadh siad / teithfidís^‡; teithfeadh siad^‡	a theithfeadh	theithfí / teithfí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go dteithe mé; go dteithead^†	go dteithe tú; go dteithir^†	go dteithe sé, sí	go dteithimid; go dteithe muid	go dteithe sibh	go dteithe siad; go dteithid^†	—	go dteitear
past	dá dteithinn	dá dteiteá	dá dteitheadh sé, sí	dá dteithimis; dá dteitheadh muid	dá dteitheadh sibh	dá dteithidís; dá dteitheadh siad	—	dá dteití

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	teithim	teith	teitheadh sé, sí	teithimis	teithigí; teithidh^†	teithidís	—	teitear

past participle	teite

verbal noun	teitheadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Alternative forms

teich

Etymology 2

Adjective

teith (genitive singular feminine teithe, plural teo, comparative teo)

obsolete spelling of te (“hot”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *teith*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
teith	theith	dteith

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

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “teichid, teithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[1] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “teichid, teithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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