ith

English

Alternative forms

• ith
• Sometimes written as i'th or i-th

Adjective

ith (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) Occurring at position i in a sequence.

Translations

occurring at position i

• Italian: i-esimo (it)

Etymology

From Pitman ess and ish, which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents.

Noun

ith (plural iths)

1. The name of the letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound (IPA^(key): /θ/) in Pitman shorthand.

Related terms

• thee
• ish
• theta, the name of the IPA letter for this sound

Anagrams

• hit, iht

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *its, from from Proto-Indo-European *egʰs 'from, out of'. Related to Lithuanian ìš, Latvian iz and Old Prussian is.

Adverb

ith

1. behind

Related terms

• ind

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ithid, from Proto-Celtic *ed-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪ], [ɪh]
• (Aran) IPA^(key): [iː]

Verb

ith (present analytic itheann, future analytic íosfaidh, verbal noun ithe, past participle ite)

1. to eat

Conjugation

Conjugation of ith

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	ithim	itheann tú; ithir†	itheann sé, sí	ithimid; itheann muid	itheann sibh	itheann siad; ithid†	a itheann; a itheas	itear
	past‡	d’ith mé; d’itheas	d’ith tú; d’ithis	d’ith sé, sí	d’itheamar; d’ith muid	d’ith sibh; d’itheabhair	d’ith siad; d’itheadar	a d’ith	itheadh; hitheadh†
	past habitual‡	d’ithinn	d’iteá	d’itheadh sé, sí	d’ithimis; d’itheadh muid	d’itheadh sibh	d’ithidís; d’itheadh siad	a d’itheadh	d’ití
	future	íosfaidh mé; íosfad	íosfaidh tú; íosfair†	íosfaidh sé, sí	íosfaimid; íosfaidh muid	íosfaidh sibh	íosfaidh siad; íosfaid†	a íosfaidh, a íosfas	íosfar
conditional‡		d’íosfainn	d’íosfá	d’íosfadh sé, sí	d’íosfaimis; d’íosfadh muid	d’íosfadh sibh	d’íosfaidís; d’íosfadh siad	a d’íosfadh	d’íosfaí
subjunctive	present	go n-ithe mé; go n-ithead†	go n-ithe tú; go n-ithir†	go n-ithe sé, sí	go n-ithimid; go n-ithe muid	go n-ithe sibh	go n-ithe siad; go n-ithid†	—	go n-itear
	past	dá n-ithinn	dá n-iteá	dá n-itheadh sé, sí	dá n-ithimis; dá n-itheadh muid	dá n-itheadh sibh	dá n-ithidís; dá n-itheadh siad	—	dá n-ití
imperative		ithim	ith	itheadh sé, sí	ithimis	ithigí; ithidh†	ithidís	—	itear
verbal noun		ithe
past participle		ite

† Dialect form
‡The d’ of this form is found only in the independent construction; it disappears in the dependent construction.

In parts of Munster (e.g. Cape Clear Island, County Clare) another past tense is found in addition to the regular forms noted above:

	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
past	duas	duais	duaidh sé, sí	duamair	duabhair	duadar	a duaidh	duadh

Mutation

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

References

• Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, vol. II, 136.
• Holmer, Nils M. (1962). The Dialects of Co. Clare, part I. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, p. 151.
• Ó Buachalla, Breandán (2003). An Teanga Bheo: Gaeilge Chléire. Dublin: Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann, ISBN 0-946452-98-9, p. 82.

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iθʲ/

Verb

ith

1. second-person singular imperative of ithid

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
ith	unchanged	n-ith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ithid, from Proto-Celtic *ed-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iç/

Verb

ith (verbal noun ithe)

1. eat

Derived terms

• feòil-itheach - carnivore
• feòil-itheadair - carnivorous
• feur-itheach - herbivore
• lus-itheach - herbivore
• lus-itheadair - herbivorous