ith

See also: i'th, -ith, iþ, -iþ, ið, -ið, and íð

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

English i

Old English -þa

Middle English -th(e)

English -th

English ith

From i + -th (ordinal suffix).

Alternative forms

• ith
• Sometimes written as i'th or i-th

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /aɪθ/, [aɪ̯θ]

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -aɪθ

Adjective

ith (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) Occurring at position i in a sequence.

Related terms

• nth

Translations

occurring at position i

• Italian: i-esimo (it)

Etymology 2

From Pitman ess and ish, which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ɪθ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪθ

Noun

ith (plural iths)

1. The letter having an appearance like ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound (/θ/) in Pitman shorthand.

Related terms

• thee
• ish
• theta, the name of the IPA letter for this sound

Anagrams

• HIT, Thi, hit, iht, thi-

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iθ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *its, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵʰs (“from, out of”). Related to Lithuanian i̇̀š, Latvian iz and Old Prussian is. The change in meaning is a part of the wider sematic shift of prepositions (see nga); the old meaning is preserved in the prefix sh- (partially influenced by a homonymous prefix of Latin origin continuing Latin dis-).

Adverb

ith

1. (obsolete) behind

Verb

ith (aorist itha, participle ithur)

1. to follow someone

Conjugation

Standard Albanian conjugation of ith (active voice)

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		participle		ithur
		gerund		duke ithur
		infinitive		për të ithur
singular			plural
1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.	1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.
indicative	present	ith	ith	ith	ithim	ithni	ithin
	imperfect	ithja	ithje	ithte	ithnim	ithnit	ithnin
	aorist	itha	ithe	ithi	ithëm	ithët	ithën
perfect	kam ithur	ke ithur	ka ithur	kemi ithur	keni ithur	kanë ithur
past perfect	kisha ithur	kishe ithur	kishte ithur	kishim ithur	kishit ithur	kishin ithur
aorist II	pata ithur	pate ithur	pati ithur	patëm ithur	patët ithur	patën ithur
future1	do të ith	do të ithësh	do të ithë	do të ithim	do të ithni	do të ithin
future perfect2	do të kem ithur	do të kesh ithur	do të ketë ithur	do të kemi ithur	do të keni ithur	do të kenë ithur
subjunctive	present	të ith	të ithësh	të ithë	të ithim	të ithni	të ithin
imperfect	të ithja	të ithje	të ithte	të ithnim	të ithnit	të ithnin
perfect	të kem ithur	të kesh ithur	të ketë ithur	të kemi ithur	të keni ithur	të kenë ithur
past perfect	të kisha ithur	të kishe ithur	të kishte ithur	të kishim ithur	të kishit ithur	të kishin ithur
conditional1, 2	imperfect	do të ithja	do të ithje	do të ithte	do të ithnim	do të ithnit	do të ithnin
	past perfect	do të kisha ithur	do të kishe ithur	do të kishte ithur	do të kishim ithur	do të kishit ithur	do të kishin ithur
optative	present	ithsha	ithsh	ithtë	ithshim	ithshi	ithshin
perfect	paça ithur	paç ithur	pastë ithur	paçim ithur	paçit ithur	paçin ithur
admirative	present	ithkam	ithke	ithka	ithkemi	ithkeni	ithkan
	imperfect	ithkësha	ithkëshe	ithkësh	ithkëshim	ithkëshit	ithkëshin
perfect	paskam ithur	paske ithur	paska ithur	paskemi ithur	paskeni ithur	paskan ithur
past perfect	paskësha ithur	paskëshe ithur	paskësh ithur	paskëshim ithur	paskëshit ithur	paskëshin ithur
imperative	present	—	ith	—	—	ithni	—
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Related terms

• ind

Etymology 2

From the same root as ethe (“fever”) with the usual e:i alteration. See there for more details.

Noun

ith m (definite ithi)

1. ground warmth
2. body warmth, fervor

   Synonyms: afsh, zjarrmi

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i(h)/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /iː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /iç/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ithid (“eats, bites, devours; grazes”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸiteti, from Proto-Indo-European *peyt-. The future stem is from Old Irish ·íss, from Proto-Celtic *ɸiɸitsāti.

Verb

ith (present analytic itheann, future analytic íosfaidh, verbal noun ithe, past participle ite)

1. to eat

Conjugation

Conjugation of ith (irregular)

indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous first second third first second third present ithim itheann tú; ithir† itheann sé, sí ithimid; itheann muid itheann sibh itheann siad; ithid† a itheann; a itheas itear past d'ith mé; d'itheas / ith mé‡; itheas‡ d'ith tú; d'ithis / ith tú‡; ithis‡ d'ith sé, sí / ith sé, sí‡ d'itheamar; d'ith muid / itheamar‡; ith muid‡ d'ith sibh; d'itheabhair / ith sibh‡; itheabhair‡ d'ith siad; d'itheadar / ith siad‡; itheadar‡ a d'ith itheadh; hitheadh† past habitual d'ithinn / ithinn‡ d'iteá / iteᇠd'itheadh sé, sí / itheadh sé, sí‡ d'ithimis; d'itheadh muid / ithimis‡; itheadh muid‡ d'itheadh sibh / itheadh sibh‡ d'ithidís; d'itheadh siad / ithidís‡; itheadh siad‡ a d'itheadh d'ití / ití‡ singular plural direct relative autonomous first second third first second third future íosfaidh mé; íosfad íosfaidh tú; íosfair† íosfaidh sé, sí íosfaimid; íosfaidh muid íosfaidh sibh íosfaidh siad; íosfaid† a íosfaidh, a íosfas íosfar conditional d'íosfainn / íosfainn‡ d'íosfá / íosfᇠd'íosfadh sé, sí / íosfadh sé, sí‡ d'íosfaimis; d'íosfadh muid / íosfaimis‡; íosfadh muid‡ d'íosfadh sibh / íosfadh sibh‡ d'íosfaidís; d'íosfadh siad / íosfaidís‡; íosfadh siad‡ a d'íosfadh d'íosfaí / íosfaí‡ subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous first second third first second third present go n-ithe mé; go n-ithead† go n-ithe tú; go n-ithir† go n-ithe sé, sí go n-ithimid; go n-ithe muid go n-ithe sibh go n-ithe siad; go n-ithid† — go n-itear past dá n-ithinn dá n-iteá dá n-itheadh sé, sí dá n-ithimis; dá n-itheadh muid dá n-itheadh sibh dá n-ithidís; dá n-itheadh siad — dá n-ití imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous first second third first second third — ithim ith itheadh sé, sí ithimis ithigí; ithidh† ithidís — itear past participle ite verbal noun ithe † archaic or dialect form ‡ dependent form in parts of Munster (e.g. Cape Clear Island, County Clare), the following forms of the past tense are found in addition to the those listed above: indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous first second third first second third present duas duais duaidh sé, sí duamair duabhair duadar a dhuaidh duadh

Related terms

• ioth (“corn, grain”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Holmer, Nils M. (1962), The Dialects of Co. Clare, part I, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, page 151
• Ó Buachalla, Breandán (2003), An Teanga Bheo: Gaeilge Chléire (in Irish), Dublin: Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann, →ISBN, page 82

Etymology 2

Noun

ith f (genitive singular eatha, uncountable)

1. alternative form of ioth (“corn, grain”)

Declension

Declension of ith (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ith — vocative a ith — genitive eatha — dative ith — forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ith — genitive na heatha — dative leis an ith —

Mutation

Mutated forms of ith

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ith	n-ith	hith	not applicable

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

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *ɸitu, from Proto-Indo-European *peyt- (“food, nutrition”); from the same root is derived ithid (“to eat”). Cognate with Welsh ŷd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiθ/

Noun

ith n (genitive etho, no plural)

1. corn, grain

Declension

Neuter u-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ithN	—	—
vocative	ithN	—	—
accusative	ithN	—	—
genitive	ethoH, athoH	—	—
dative	ithL	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: ioth
• Scottish Gaelic: ioth

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiθʲ/

Verb

ith

1. second-person singular imperative of ithid

Mutation

Mutation of ith

radical	lenition	nasalization
ith (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	ith	n-ith

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ithid (“eats, bites, devours; grazes”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸiteti, from Proto-Indo-European *peyt-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iç/

Verb

ith (past dh'ith, future ithidh, verbal noun ithe, past participle ithte)

1. eat

   Ith do leòr! ― Bon appetit!

   Ith, òl agus bi subhach! ― Eat, drink, and be merry!

Conjugation

Conjugation of ith (regular)

indicative	independent		dependent
	personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
past	dh'ith	dh'itheadh	dh'ith	dh'itheadh
future	ithidh	ithear ithtear	ith	ithear ithtear
relative future	dh'itheas	dh'ithear	—	—
conditional	independent		dependent
	personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
first person singular	dh'ithinn	dh'ithteadh dh'ithist1 dh'ithiste1	ithinn	ithteadh ithist1 ithiste1
first person plural	dh'itheamaid dh'itheadh sinn		itheamaid itheadh sinn
second/third person	dh'itheadh		itheadh
imperative	independent
	singular	plural	impersonal
first person	itheam	itheamaid	ithear ithtear
second person	ith	ithibh
third person	itheadh
past participle	ithte
verbal noun	ithe

1. Lewis dialect form

Derived terms

• bioran-ithe (“chopstick”)
• bun-itheadair (“primary consumer”)
• feòil-itheach (“carnivore”)
• feòil-itheadair (“carnivorous”)
• feur-itheach, lus-itheach (“herbivore”)
• iar-itheadair (“secondary consumer”)
• itheadair (“eater”)
• itheadair-sheanganan (“anteater”)
• lus-itheadair (“herbivorous”)
• mì-rian ithe (“eating disorder”)
• seòmar-ithe (“dining room”)
• so-ithe, ion-ithe (“edible”)
• uidheam-ithe (“(a piece of) cutlery”)
• uil-itheadair (“omnivore”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “ith”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Welsh

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Not related to gwenith (“wheat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːθ/
• Rhymes: -iːθ

Noun

ith m (plural ithion or ithau)

1. (not in science) particle, atom, a grain

   Synonyms: mymryn, gronyn, brot, atom

2. grain, corn

   Synonym: gronyn

Derived terms

• ithfaen (“granite”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ith

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ith	unchanged	unchanged	hith

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

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies