cith

See also: ciþ

Irish

Alternative forms

cioth

Etymology

From Middle Irish cith.

Pronunciation

(Kerry) IPA^(key): /cɨ̞h/
(Waterford) IPA^(key): /cʊx/ (as if spelled ciuch)
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /cɪ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /cɪç/

Noun

cith m (genitive singular ceatha, nominative plural ceathanna)

shower (brief fall of rain)
shower (device for bathing; instance of using this device)

Declension

Declension of cith

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cith	ceathanna
Vocative	a chith	a cheathanna
Genitive	ceatha	ceathanna
Dative	cith	ceathanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an cith	na ceathanna
Genitive	an cheatha	na gceathanna
Dative	leis an gcith don chith	leis na ceathanna

Derived terms

barrchith
cithfholcadán
cithfholcadh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cith	chith	gcith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cíoṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 141
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “cith” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “cith” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 77

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