gath

Albanian

Etymology

Originally ‘leaf’, from Proto-Albanian *gazda, from *gʷozdo, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷésdos (compare Old English *cwist (“branch”), Czech hvozd (“dense forest”)).

Noun

gath m (plural gathë, definite gathi)

1. catkin, ament
2. goat's dewlap

Synonyms

• rezhdë

Related terms

• gjeth (forms a doublet with this word)

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Irish

Noun

gath m pl

1. (archaic or dialectal) genitive plural of ga

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gath, goth (“dart, spear, javelin”).

Noun

gath m (genitive singular gatha, plural gathan or gathannan)

1. arrow, dart
2. barb, thorn, sting
3. beam, ray
4. knot (lump)
5. spear, javelin
6. spoke

Synonyms

• (arrow): saighead
• (spear): sleagh

Related terms

• bogha

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “gath”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 goth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːθ/

Noun

gath

1. Soft mutation of cath (“cat”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cath	gath	nghath	chath
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.