caith

See also: cáith

Irish

Etymology

From Old IrishCategory:Irish terms inherited from Old Irish#CAITHCategory:Irish terms derived from Old Irish#CAITH caithid, from Proto-CelticCategory:Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic#CAITHCategory:Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic#CAITH *katyeti; compare Latin catēia (“projectile”), which is from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

Verb

caith (present analytic caitheann, future analytic caithfidh, verbal noun caitheamh, past participle caite)Category:Irish lemmas#CAITHCategory:Irish verbs#CAITHCategory:Irish entries with incorrect language header#CAITHCategory:Pages with entries#CAITHCategory:Pages with 2 entries#CAITH

  1. to wear
  2. to consume
    1. to smoke (tobacco)
    2. to take (medicine)
  3. to spend
  4. to throw
  5. (modal, in the future and conditional) must, have to
    Caithfidh mé imeacht. ― I have to go.Category:Irish terms with usage examples#CAITH
    Chaith sí dhá stoca éagsúil. Ar ndóigh, chaithfeadh sí a bheith difriúil.
    She wore non-matching socks. Of course she had to be different.
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Conjugation

Conjugation of caith (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present caithim caitheann tú;
caithir†		 caitheann sé, sí caithimid; caitheann muid caitheann sibh caitheann siad;
caithid†		 a chaitheann; a chaitheas caitear
past chaith mé; chaitheas chaith tú; chaithis chaith sé, sí chaitheamar; chaith muid chaith sibh; chaitheabhair chaith siad; chaitheadar a chaith caitheadh
past habitual chaithinn /
caithinn‡		 chaiteá /
caiteá‡		 chaitheadh sé, sí /
caitheadh sé, sí‡		 chaithimis; chaitheadh muid /
caithimis‡; caitheadh muid‡		 chaitheadh sibh /
caitheadh sibh‡		 chaithidís; chaitheadh siad /
caithidís‡; caitheadh siad‡		 a chaitheadh chaití /
caití‡
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future caithfidh mé;
caithfead		 caithfidh tú;
caithfir†		 caithfidh sé, sí caithfimid;
caithfidh muid		 caithfidh sibh caithfidh siad;
caithfid†		 a chaithfidh; a chaithfeas caithfear
conditional chaithfinn /
caithfinn‡		 chaithfeá /
caithfeá‡		 chaithfeadh sé, sí /
caithfeadh sé, sí‡		 chaithfimis; chaithfeadh muid /
caithfimis‡; caithfeadh muid‡		 chaithfeadh sibh /
caithfeadh sibh‡		 chaithfidís; chaithfeadh siad /
caithfidís‡; caithfeadh siad‡		 a chaithfeadh chaithfí /
caithfí‡
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go gcaithe mé;
go gcaithead†		 go gcaithe tú;
go gcaithir†		 go gcaithe sé, sí go gcaithimid;
go gcaithe muid		 go gcaithe sibh go gcaithe siad;
go gcaithid†		 — go gcaitear
past dá gcaithinn dá gcaiteá dá gcaitheadh sé, sí dá gcaithimis;
dá gcaitheadh muid		 dá gcaitheadh sibh dá gcaithidís;
dá gcaitheadh siad		 — dá gcaití
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— caithim caith caitheadh sé, sí caithimis caithigí;
caithidh†		 caithidís — caitear
past participle caite
verbal noun caitheamh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Category:Irish first-conjugation verbs of class A#CAITH

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of caith
radical lenition eclipsis
caith chaith gcaith

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

References

  1. ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 150
  2. ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 172, page 65

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old IrishCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish#CAITHCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish#CAITH caithid, from Proto-CelticCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic#CAITHCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic#CAITH *katyeti; compare Latin catēia (“projectile”), which is from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

Verb

caith (past chaith, future caithidh, verbal noun caitheamh, past participle caithte)Category:Scottish Gaelic lemmas#CAITHCategory:Scottish Gaelic verbs#CAITHCategory:Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header#CAITHCategory:Pages with entries#CAITHCategory:Pages with 2 entries#CAITH

  1. spend, pass (time)
  2. waste, squander
  3. wear (clothes)

Derived terms

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