gath
See also: Gath
Albanian
Etymology
Originally ‘leaf’, from Proto-Albanian *gazda, from *gʷozdo, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷésdos (compare Dutch kwast (“tassel”), Czech hvozd (“dense forest”)).[1]
Noun
gath m (indefinite plural gathë, definite singular gathi)
- catkin, ament
- goat's dewlap
Synonyms
- rezhdë
Related terms
- gjeth (forms a doublet with this word)
References
- Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 187-8
Irish
Noun
gath m pl
- (archaic or dialectal) genitive plural of ga
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gath | ghath | ngath |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish gath. Cognate with Irish ga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡah/
- Hyphenation: gath
Noun
gath m (genitive singular gatha, plural gathan or gathannan or gathachan)
- beam, ray (of light)
- barb, thorn
- spear, javelin
- arrow, dart
- sting (of an insect)
- knot, lump
Declension
Declension of gath (type IVb masculine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | gath | gathan |
| Genitive | gatha | ghathan |
| Dative | gatha | gathan |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (an) gath | (na) gathan |
| Genitive | (an) ghatha | (nan) gathan |
| Dative | (an) ghatha | (na) gathan |
| Vocative | (a) ghath | (a) ghathan |
Synonyms
- (arrow): saighead
- (spear): sleagh
Coordinate terms
- (arrow): bogha (“bow”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| gath | ghath |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “gath”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Colin Mark (2003), “gath”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 326
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 goth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaːθ/
Noun
gath
- Soft mutation of cath (“cat”).
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cath | gath | nghath | chath |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||