rith

See also: rið and riþ

English

Alternative forms

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)

  1. (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

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Anagrams

Irish

Alternative forms

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

Verb

rith (present analytic ritheann, future analytic rithfidh, verbal noun rith, past participle rite)

  1. 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)

  1. verbal noun of rith
    Synonym: reáchtáil
  2. run

Declension
Declension of rith

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rith rití
Vocative a rith a rití
Genitive reatha rití
Dative rith rití

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an rith na rití
Genitive an reatha na rití
Dative leis an rith

don rith

 leis na rití

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
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 69

Further reading

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /riːθ/

Noun

rith

  1. Soft mutation of rhith.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
rhith rith unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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