láth

láth

See also: lath, laþ, and láð

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɑː/
• Homophone: lá

Etymology 1

From Old Irish láth, from Proto-Celtic *lāto- (“ardor, furor”), which Matasovic considers related to *lāyko- (“warrior”), which could itself be borrowed from Latin laicus, or otherwise from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“military action”),[1] see also Hittite [script needed] (laḫḫa-, “campaign”), Phrygian λαϝαγταει (lawagtaei).[2]

Noun

láth m (genitive singular láith)

1. heat (in animals), rut

Declension

Declension of láth

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative láth Vocative a láith Genitive láith Dative láth

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an láth Genitive an láith Dative leis an láth don láth

Synonyms

• láthadh
• láthaíocht

Etymology 2

Conflated with Etymology 1 above.

Noun

láth m (genitive singular láith, nominative plural láith)

1. (literary) warrior

Declension

Declension of láth

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative láth láith Vocative a láith a látha Genitive láith láth Dative láth láith

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an láth na láith Genitive an láith na láth Dative leis an láth don láth leis na láith

Alternative forms

• láth gaile

References

1. Douglas & Adams
2. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “lato”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 233