sáith
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish sáth, from Proto-Celtic *sātis.
Noun
sáith f (genitive singular sáithe)
- sufficiency, enough
- Synonyms: dóthain, leordhóthain
- do sháith airgid ― as much money as you want, enough money for your needs (literally, “your sufficiency of money”)
- fill (sufficient or more than sufficient amount)
Declension
Declension of sáith
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sáith | sháith after an, tsáith |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “sáith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sáith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- 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
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [saːθʲ]
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