áth

See also: ath, ath-, and àth

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish áth m (“ford”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *yātus (“ford”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (“ride, go”).

Pronunciation

Noun

áth m (genitive singular átha, nominative plural áthanna)

  1. (geography) ford
  2. spawning bed (in river)
  3. opening

Declension
Declension of áth

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative áth áthanna
Vocative a áth a áthanna
Genitive átha áthanna
Dative áth áthanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-áth na háthanna
Genitive an átha na n-áthanna
Dative leis an áth

don áth

 leis na háthanna

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
áth n-áth háth t-áth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “áth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 14
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 172, page 65

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *yātus (“ford”).

Noun

áth m

  1. (geography) ford (commonly as scene of battle or single combat)
  2. (by extension) open space or hollow between two objects

Inflection
Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative áth áthL áthae
Vocative áth áthL áthu
Accusative áthN áthL áthu
Genitive áthoH, áthaH átho, átha áthaeN
Dative áthL áthaib áthaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants
  • Irish: áth
  • Manx: aah, aae
  • Scottish Gaelic: àth

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
áth unchanged n-áth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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