rith

See also: rið and riþ

English

Alternative forms

• ride, rithe, rythe, ryth, rife, reeth

Etymology

From Middle English rīth (“a small stream”), from Old English rīþ (“a small stream”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːθ/
• Rhymes: -iːθ

Noun

rith (plural riths)

1. (obsolete) A small stream.

   They waded further up the rith.

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• (A small (usually fordable) stream): ‎ brooklet, bourn, freshet, gill, rill, rindle, rivulet, runlet, runnel, streamlet.
• (A small water course): beck, burn, crick, fresh, race, run.

Further reading

• The Middle English Dictionary

Anagrams

• thir

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish reithid (verb) and riuth (noun), from Proto-Celtic *reteti (verb) and *retus (noun) (compare Middle Welsh redec), from Proto-Indo-European *Hret-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾˠɪ(h)/
• IPA^(key): /ɾˠʊ/

Verb

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

1. run
   1. (intransitive)
      1. hurry
      2. move freely
      3. flow freely
      4. spread quickly
      5. (of colour) diffuse
      6. (of plant) trail
      7. extend
      8. be current
      9. be operative
      10. (of knot, rope) slip
      11. run out
   2. (transitive)
      1. course
      2. control, manage
      3. pass, enact
      4. process
      5. (of passengers) carry

Conjugation

conjugation of rith (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	rithim	ritheann tú; rithir†	ritheann sé, sí	rithimid	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 / ar rith*	ritheadh
	past habitual	rithinn	riteá	ritheadh sé, sí	rithimis; ritheadh muid	ritheadh sibh	rithidís; ritheadh siad	a ritheadh / 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 / 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
verbal noun		rith
past participle		rite

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

• cluiche a rith (“to jink a game”)

Noun

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

1. verbal noun of rith
2. run
   1. course, career
   2. free range
   3. rapid flow
   4. (continuous) stretch, spell
   5. demand
   6. slip, miss
   7. passage, enactment
   8. (of product) quality
   9. (sports) run

Declension

Declension of rith

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative rith rití Vocative a rith a rití Genitive reatha rití Dative rith rití

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an rith na rití Genitive an reatha na rití Dative leis an rith don rith leis na rití

• Alternative plurals: reatha, rithe

Derived terms

• aga reatha (“(short) sprint, run (as at a jump)”)
• airgead reatha (“currency”)
• an rith buair, an rith buan (“scour”)
• an rith gorm (“form of diarrhoea”) (in children)
• caipiteal reatha (“circulating capital”)
• caise reatha (“spurt”)
• cloch reatha (“rolling stone”)
• coimhlint reatha (“running contest”)
• colún reatha (“flying column”)
• comhordanáidí reatha (“current co-ordinates”)
• cuairt reatha (“fleeting visit”)
• cuntas reatha (“current account”)
• dol reatha (“running noose”)
• easpa reatha (“running sore”)
• fáinne reatha (“runner (ring)”)
• fáscadh reatha (“dash, burst of speed”)
• feamainn reatha (“wrack, drifting seaweed”)
• feochadán reatha (“creeping thistle”)
• fiolún reatha (“running ulcer”)
• gaineamh reatha (“quicksand”)
• i rith (“in the course of, throughout”)
• íbhil reatha (“running sore”)
• iomarbhá reatha (“running contest”)
• lámhscríbhneoireacht reatha (“cursive handwriting”)
• léim reatha (“running jump”)
• ligean reatha (“running start; run-in (before jump)”)
• pónaire reatha (“(scarlet) runner-bean”)
• ráig reatha (“sudden spurt”)
• réalta reatha (“shooting star”)
• reathach (“running, cursive”, adjective)
• reathaí (“runner”)
• reathaire (“runner”) (plant)
• rith croí (“palpitation”)
• rith cúirte (“court session”)
• rith focail (“slip of the tongue”)
• rith fola (“bloody flux, dysentery; haemorrhage”)
• rith sonais (“run of luck”)
• rith tinnis (“spell of sickness”)
• ruagaire reatha (“vagabond, devil-may-care person”)
• ruithne reatha (“shimmering light, shimmer”)
• saighead reatha (“stitch in side from running”)
• scéal reatha (“current rumour”)
• scríbhneoireacht reatha (“running hand”)
• scuad reatha (“flying squad”)
• seáp reatha (“quick run, dart”)
• snaidhm reatha (“running knot; slip-knot”)
• spalpadh reatha (“burst of running”)
• súil reatha (“running noose”)
• troid reatha (“running fight”)
• uisce reatha (“running water”)

 

References

• (verb): Template:R:ga:Dinneen
• (noun): Template:R:ga:Dinneen

Further reading

• (verb): Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “reithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• (noun): Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN