reithíocht

Irish

Alternative forms

reitheachas, reithineacht

Etymology

From the root of Old Irish reithid (“tups (of rams)”).

Noun

reithíocht f (genitive singular reithíochta)

(act of) rutting
heat (in sheep, goat)
Synonyms: reith, reitheadh, imreas

Declension

Declension of reithíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case	Singular
Nominative	reithíocht
Vocative	a reithíocht
Genitive	reithíochta
Dative	reithíocht

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an reithíocht
Genitive	na reithíochta
Dative	leis an reithíocht don reithíocht

Further reading

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

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