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rith

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See also: rið and riþ

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English rīth (“a small stream”), rithe, from Old English rīþ m (“a small stream”), rīþe f, from Proto-West Germanic *rīþ, from Proto-Germanic *rīþaz, *rīþǭ (“stream, beck, brook”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to arise, arise”).

Cognate with Old Frisian rīth, rīd (“stream, beck”), Old Saxon rīth (“stream, torrent”) (> Middle Low German rîde), Old Dutch rīth (“stream, beck”), German -reide (“stream”, in placenames).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rith (plural riths)

  1. (obsolete) A small stream or channel.
    They waded further up the rith.
    • 1973 (quoting an earlier record), The Land Drainage Records of West Sussex: A Catalogue (West Sussex Record Office, David J. Butler), page xix:
      […] does not Cleanse part of two Riths or Sewers and repair so much of Pagham Wall against the Sea as doth belong to him to cleanse and to repair and the said Edward Woods to have notice to appear before us on the twenty Seventh day of this Instant December to give […]
    • 1968 (quoting an earlier record), Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary [Records], page 472:
      […] Riths or Channels in the Harbour, as proposed in the Evidence of Charles Mant, Esquire, and alluded to in the Petition from Langstone, Your Committee are of opinion may be beneficially adopted and introduced in any Bill hereafter to […]

Usage notes

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

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Anagrams

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish reithid (verb)[1] and riuth (noun),[2] from Proto-Celtic *reteti (verb) and *ritus (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.

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Verb

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

  1. to run
  2. to flow or move freely (e.g. of a liquid)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of rith (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun rith
past participle rite
tense singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present rithim ritheann tú;
rithir† 		ritheann sé, sí rithimid; ritheann muid 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 ritheadh
past habitual rithinn riteá ritheadh sé, sí rithimis; ritheadh muid ritheadh sibh rithidís; ritheadh siad 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 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
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Derived terms

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Noun

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

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

Declension

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Declension of rith (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative rith rití
vocative a rith a rití
genitive reatha rití
dative rith rití
forms with the definite article
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

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References
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “reithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 200, page 41
  4. ^ Dillon, Myles; Donncha Ó Cróinín (1961), Teach Yourself Irish, Sevenoaks, England: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 236
  5. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 90, page 50
  6. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 29, page 38
  7. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 215
  8. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975), The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 441, page 89
  9. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974), Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 175
  10. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 147, page 35
  11. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 445 B (c), page 165; reprinted 1979
  12. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 180, page 69

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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rith

  1. soft mutation of rhith

Mutation

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Mutated forms of rhith
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhith rith unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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