eite

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛtʲə/

Noun

eite f (genitive singular eite, nominative plural eití)

1. wing (of bird; of army)
2. pinion; wing feather
3. fin (of a fish, etc.)
4. (zoology) pinnule
5. (surveying) vane
6. wing-like attachment
7. (politics) wing

   an eite chlé ― the left wing

Declension

Declension of eite

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative eite eití Vocative a eite a eití Genitive eite eití Dative eite eití

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an eite na heití Genitive na heite na n-eití Dative leis an eite don eite leis na heití

Derived terms

• eite droma
• eiteach
• eiteagán
• eiteog

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eite	n-eite	heite	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eite”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “eite”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “eite”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Lithuanian

Participle

eite

1. Template:lt-būdinys

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Paelignian

Etymology

Cognate to Latin īte.

Verb

eite

1. to go (plural active imperative form)