eite
See also: -eite
Estonian
Noun
eite
- partitive singular of eit
- illative singular of eit
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ette.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛtʲə/
Noun
eite f (genitive singular eite, nominative plural eití)
- wing (of bird; of army)
- pinion; wing feather
- fin (of a fish, etc.)
- (zoology) pinnule
- (surveying) vane
- wing-like attachment
- (politics) wing
- an eite chlé ― the left wing
Declension
Declension of eite
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- eiteach
- eiteagán
- eite droma
- eiteog
- eitleán
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
eite | n-eite | heite | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “eite”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “eite” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “eite” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Lithuanian
Participle
eite
- "manner of action" būdinys participle of eiti.
Paelignian
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *eite (second-person plural active imperative of *eō). Cognate to Latin īte.
Verb
eite
- to go, second-person plural active imperative of eō