ráth
See also: rath, Rath, räth, -rath, and -raþ
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ɾˠɑː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɾˠaːx/[1]
Etymology 1
From Old Irish ráth (“earthen rampart, fort, rath”).
Noun
ráth m (genitive singular rátha, nominative plural ráthanna)
- earthen rampart
- ring-fort, rath
- layer
- (of fish) shoal
- Synonyms: báire, scoil
- (of dolphins) pod
Declension
Declension of ráth
Third declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- ráthaigh
- ráth sneachta
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 10
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ráth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ráth ‘earthen rampart’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “ráth” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ráth” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Etymology 2
From Old Irish ráth (“suretyship, guarantee, pledge”).
Noun
ráth m (genitive singular rátha, nominative plural ráthanna)
- guarantee
- Synonym: ráthaíocht
Declension
Declension of ráth
Third declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
|
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ráth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ráth ‘surety, guarantor’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “ráth” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ráth” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r͈aːθ/
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
ráth f (genitive ráithe, nominative plural rátha)
- (law) surety, guarantor
- (law) suretyship, guarantee, pledge
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | ráthL | ráithL | ráthaH |
| Vocative | ráthL | ráithL | ráthaH |
| Accusative | ráithN | ráithL | ráthaH |
| Genitive | ráitheH | ráthL | ráthN |
| Dative | ráithL | ráthaib | ráthaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
| |||
Synonyms
- (suretyship, guarantee): ráthaigecht
Derived terms
- ráthaiges, ráthachas
- ráthaigid
- ráthus, ráithius
Descendants
- Middle Irish: ráith
- Irish: ráth
- ⇒ Scottish Gaelic: ràthan
- ⇒ Manx: raane
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
- ráith
Noun
ráth m or f
- earthen rampart surrounding a chief's residence, fort, rath
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | ráthL | ráithL | ráthaH |
| Vocative | ráthL | ráithL | ráthaH |
| Accusative | ráithN | ráithL | ráthaH |
| Genitive | ráitheH | ráthL | ráthN |
| Dative | ráithL | ráthaib | ráthaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
| |||
Derived terms
- ráthach
- ráthbuige
- ráthmogaid
- ráthmug
- ráthmuigecht
Descendants
- Irish: ráth
- Scottish Gaelic: ràth
- Manx: raah
- → English: rath
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ráth also rráth after a proclitic | ráth pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/ | unchanged |
| 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), “1 ráth ‘surety, guarantor’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ráth ‘earthen rampart’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language