giota
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Latin iōta, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta); compare English jot.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]giota m (genitive singular giota, nominative plural giotaí)
- bit, piece
- giota aráin ― a bit of bread
- giota grinn ― a bit of fun
- míle agus giota ― a mile and a bit
Declension
[edit]Declension of giota
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| giota | ghiota | ngiota |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ “giota”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “siota”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 76
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 38
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giota”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “giota”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 364