iath

iath

See also: íath

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish íath (“grassland”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸētu, from Proto-Indo-European *peyH-tu- (“rich grassland, prairy”), an extension of *peyH- (“fat, milk”).[1] Compare Ancient Greek πόα (póa, “fodder”).

Noun

iath f (genitive singular iaithe, nominative plural iatha)

1. (literary) land, meadow
2. (literary) estate, territory, country

Declension

Declension of iath

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative iath iatha Vocative a iath a iatha Genitive iaithe iath Dative iath iaith (archaic, dialectal) iatha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an iath na hiatha Genitive na hiaithe na n-iath Dative leis an iath leis an iaith (archaic, dialectal) don iath don iaith (archaic, dialectal) leis na hiatha

Derived terms

• iathchloch (“feldspar”)

References

1. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*fētu”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 129

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “iath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “íath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

---

Scottish Gaelic

Verb

iath (past dh'iath, future iathaidh, verbal noun iathadh, past participle iadhte)

1. Alternative form of iadh