sáith

See also: saith and sàith

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sáth,[1] from Proto-Celtic *sātis.

Pronunciation

Noun

sáith f (genitive singular sáithe)

  1. sufficiency, enough
    Synonyms: dóthain, leordhóthain
    do sháith airgid ― as much money as you want, enough money for your needs (literally, “your sufficiency of money”)
  2. fill (sufficient or more than sufficient amount)

Declension

Declension of sáith (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative sáith
vocative a sháith
genitive sáithe
dative sáith
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an tsáith
genitive na sáithe
dative leis an tsáith
don tsáith

Mutation

Mutated forms of sáith
radical lenition eclipsis
sáith sháith
after an, tsáith 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sáith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 219
  3. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 164, page 32
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 145, page 57

Further reading

  • “sáith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “sáiṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 589
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “sáith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaːθʲ/

Noun

sáith

  1. accusative/dative singular of sáth

Mutation

Mutation of sáith
radical lenition nasalization
sáith ṡáith sáith

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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