rith

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See also: rið and riþ

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English rīth (“a small stream”), from Old English rīþ (“a small stream”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹiːθ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːθ

Noun[edit]

rith (plural riths)

  1. (obsolete) A small stream.
    They waded further up the rith.

Usage notes[edit]

Now mostly found in surnames and place names like Hendrith and Tingrith.

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish reithid (verb)[1] and riuth (noun),[2] from Proto-Celtic *reteti (verb) and *retus (noun) (compare Middle Welsh redec), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂-. The vowel of the verb has been replaced with the vowel of the verbal noun, but is preserved in the dialectal form reath.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

rith (present analytic ritheann, future analytic rithfidh, verbal noun rith, past participle rite)

  1. to run

Conjugation[edit]

conjugation of rith (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present rithim ritheann tú;
rithir† 		ritheann sé, sí rithimid ritheann sibh ritheann siad;
rithid† 		a ritheann; a ritheas ritear
past rith mé; ritheas rith tú; rithis rith sé, sí ritheamar; rith muid rith sibh; ritheabhair rith siad; ritheadar a rith /
ar rith* 		ritheadh
past habitual rithinn riteá ritheadh sé, sí rithimis; ritheadh muid ritheadh sibh rithidís; ritheadh siad a ritheadh /
a ritheadh* 		rití
future rithfidh mé;
rithfead 		rithfidh tú;
rithfir† 		rithfidh sé, sí rithfimid;
rithfidh muid 		rithfidh sibh rithfidh siad;
rithfid† 		a rithfidh; a rithfeas rithfear
conditional rithfinn rithfeá rithfeadh sé, sí rithfimis; rithfeadh muid rithfeadh sibh rithfidís; rithfeadh siad a rithfeadh /
a rithfeadh* 		rithfí
subjunctive present go rithe mé;
go rithead† 		go rithe tú;
go rithir† 		go rithe sé, sí go rithimid;
go rithe muid 		go rithe sibh go rithe siad;
go rithid† 		— go ritear
past dá rithinn dá riteá dá ritheadh sé, sí dá rithimis;
dá ritheadh muid 		dá ritheadh sibh dá rithidís;
dá ritheadh siad 		— dá rití
imperative rithim rith ritheadh sé, sí rithimis rithigí;
rithidh† 		rithidís — ritear
verbal noun rith
past participle rite

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

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Noun[edit]

rith m or f (genitive singular reatha, nominative plural rití)

  1. verbal noun of rith
    Synonym: reáchtáil
  2. run

Declension[edit]

Declension of rith

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rith rití
Vocative a rith a rití
Genitive reatha rití
Dative rith rití

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an rith na rití
Genitive an reatha na rití
Dative leis an rith

don rith

leis na rití

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References[edit]

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “reithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 50
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 69

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Welsh[edit]

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Noun[edit]

rith

  1. Soft mutation of rhith.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhith rith unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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