rith
See also: rið and riþ
English
Alternative forms
- ride, rithe, rythe, ryth, rife, reeth
Etymology
From Middle English rīth (“a small stream”), from Old English rīþ (“a small stream”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹiːθ/
- Rhymes: -iːθ
Noun
rith (plural riths)
- (obsolete) A small stream.
- They waded further up the rith.
Usage notes
Now mostly found in surnames and place names like Hendrith and Tingrith.
Synonyms
- (small (usually fordable) stream):brooklet, bourn, freshet, gill, rill, rindle, rivulet, runlet, runnel, streamlet
- (small water course): beck, burn, crick, fresh, race, run
Further reading
- The Middle English Dictionary
Anagrams
- thir
Irish
Alternative forms
- reath
Etymology
From Old Irish reithid (verb) and riuth (noun), from Proto-Celtic *reteti (verb) and *retus (noun) (compare Middle Welsh redec), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂-. The vowel of the verb has been replaced with the vowel of the verbal noun, but is preserved in the dialectal form reath.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾˠɪ(h)/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ɾˠʊ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɾˠɪç/[1], (older) /ɾˠɯhç/
Verb
rith (present analytic ritheann, future analytic rithfidh, verbal noun rith, past participle rite)
- to run
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | rithim | ritheann tú; rithir† | ritheann sé, sí | rithimid | ritheann sibh | ritheann siad; rithid† | a ritheann; a ritheas | ritear |
| past | rith mé; ritheas | rith tú; rithis | rith sé, sí | ritheamar; rith muid | rith sibh; ritheabhair | rith siad; ritheadar | a rith / ar rith* | ritheadh | |
| past habitual | rithinn | riteá | ritheadh sé, sí | rithimis; ritheadh muid | ritheadh sibh | rithidís; ritheadh siad | a ritheadh / a ritheadh* | rití | |
| future | rithfidh mé; rithfead | rithfidh tú; rithfir† | rithfidh sé, sí | rithfimid; rithfidh muid | rithfidh sibh | rithfidh siad; rithfid† | a rithfidh; a rithfeas | rithfear | |
| conditional | rithfinn | rithfeá | rithfeadh sé, sí | rithfimis; rithfeadh muid | rithfeadh sibh | rithfidís; rithfeadh siad | a rithfeadh / a rithfeadh* | rithfí | |
| subjunctive | present | go rithe mé; go rithead† | go rithe tú; go rithir† | go rithe sé, sí | go rithimid; go rithe muid | go rithe sibh | go rithe siad; go rithid† | — | go ritear |
| past | dá rithinn | dá riteá | dá ritheadh sé, sí | dá rithimis; dá ritheadh muid | dá ritheadh sibh | dá rithidís; dá ritheadh siad | — | dá rití | |
| imperative | rithim | rith | ritheadh sé, sí | rithimis | rithigí; rithidh† | rithidís | — | ritear | |
| verbal noun | rith | ||||||||
| past participle | rite | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
Derived terms
- cluiche a rith (“to jink a game”)
Noun
rith m or f (genitive singular reatha, nominative plural rití)
- verbal noun of rith
- Synonym: reáchtáil
- run
Declension
Declension of rith
Third declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative plurals: reatha, rithe
Derived terms
- aga reatha
- airgead reatha
- caipiteal reatha
- caise reatha
- cloch reatha
- coimhlint reatha
- colún reatha
- comhordanáidí reatha
- cuairt reatha
- cuntas reatha
- dol reatha
- easpa reatha
- fáinne reatha
- fáscadh reatha
- feamainn reatha
- feochadán reatha
- fiolún reatha
- gaineamh reatha
- íbhil reatha
- iomarbhá reatha
- i rith
- lámhscríbhneoireacht reatha
- léim reatha
- ligean reatha
- pónaire reatha
- ráig reatha
- réalta reatha
- reathach
- reathaí
- reathaire
- rith as
- rith buair
- rith buan
- rith croí
- rith cúirte
- rith focail
- rith fola
- rith gorm
- rith sonais
- rith tinnis
- ruagaire reatha
- ruithne reatha
- saighead reatha
- scéal reatha
- scríbhneoireacht reatha
- scuad reatha
- seáp reatha
- snaidhm reatha
- spalpadh reatha
- súil reatha
- troid reatha
- uisce reatha
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 69
Further reading
- (verb): Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “rithim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 573
- (noun): Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “rith”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 573
- (verb): G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “reithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- (noun): G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “rith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 50
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riːθ/
Noun
rith
- Soft mutation of rhith.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| rhith | rith | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||