guth
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish guth, from Proto-Celtic *gutus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuHtus, from *ǵʰewH- (“to call on, invoke”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʊh/
Noun
guth m (genitive singular gutha or gotha, nominative plural guthanna or gothanna or gotha)
- voice
- Synonym: glór
- vote
- Synonym: vóta
Declension
Third declension
Bare forms:
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- Alternative declensions
Third declension
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Third declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- aonghuthach (“single-voiced”, adjective)
- dordghuth (“bass voice”)
- guthán m (“telephone”)
- ollghuthach (“stentorian”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
guth | ghuth | nguth |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Entries containing “guth” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “guth” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “guth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “guth”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 388
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “guth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *gutus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuHtus, from *ǵʰewH- (“to call on, invoke”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʊθ/
Noun
guth m (genitive gotho or gotha)
- voice
- sound
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 112b12
- Is déniu ad·ciam húa ṡúlib risíu ro·cloammar in fogur húa chluasaib, ut est is toísigiu ad·ciam teilciud in béla resíu ro·cloammar a guth sidi.
- We see more quickly with the eyes before we hear the sound with the ears, ut est we see the throwing of the axe sooner before we hear the sound of this.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 112b12
Declension
Masculine u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | guth | guthL | gothaeH |
Vocative | guth | guthL | gothu |
Accusative | guthN | guthL | gothu |
Genitive | gothoH, gothaH | gothoL, gothaL | gothaeN |
Dative | guthL | gothaib | gothaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: guth
- Manx: goo
- Scottish Gaelic: guth
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
guth | guth pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ | nguth |
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), “guth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish guth, from Proto-Celtic *gutus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuHtus, from *ǵʰewH- (“to call on, invoke”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuh/
Noun
guth m (genitive singular gutha, plural guthan)
- voice
Derived terms
- aon-ghuthach (“unanimous; symphonious, concordant; unison; monotonous”)
- guthach (“voiced”)
- guth fulangach (“passive voice”)
- guth spreigeach (“active voice”)
- neo-ghuthach (“voiceless”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
guth | ghuth |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “guth”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “guth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language