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rith

See also: rið and riþ

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English rīth (“a small stream”), rithe, from Old English rīþ m (“a small stream”), rīþe f, from Proto-West Germanic *rīþ, from Proto-Germanic *rīþaz, *rīþǭ (“stream, beck, brook”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to arise, arise”).

Cognate with Old Frisian rīth, rīd (“stream, beck”), Old Saxon rīth (“stream, torrent”) (> Middle Low German rîde), Old Dutch rīth (“stream, beck”), German -reide (“stream”, in placenames).

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rith (plural riths)

  1. (obsolete) A small stream or channel.
    They waded further up the rith.
    • 1973 (quoting an earlier record), The Land Drainage Records of West Sussex: A Catalogue (West Sussex Record Office, David J. Butler), page xix:
      […] does not Cleanse part of two Riths or Sewers and repair so much of Pagham Wall against the Sea as doth belong to him to cleanse and to repair and the said Edward Woods to have notice to appear before us on the twenty Seventh day of this Instant December to give […]
    • 1968 (quoting an earlier record), Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary [Records], page 472:
      […] Riths or Channels in the Harbour, as proposed in the Evidence of Charles Mant, Esquire, and alluded to in the Petition from Langstone, Your Committee are of opinion may be beneficially adopted and introduced in any Bill hereafter to […]

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Now mostly found in surnames and place names like Hendrith and Tingrith.

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Irish

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Etymology

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    From Old Irish reithid (verb)[1] and riuth (noun),[2] from Proto-Celtic *reteti (verb) and *ritus (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.

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    Verb

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

    1. to run
    2. to flow or move freely (e.g. of a liquid)

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of rith (first conjugation – A)
    indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    present rithim ritheann tú;
    rithir†     		ritheann sé, sí rithimid; ritheann muid 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 ritheadh
    past habitual rithinn riteá ritheadh sé, sí rithimis; ritheadh muid ritheadh sibh rithidís; ritheadh siad a ritheadh rití
    singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    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 rithfí
    subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    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 singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    — rithim rith ritheadh sé, sí rithimis rithigí;
    rithidh†     		rithidís — ritear
    past participle rite
    verbal noun rith

    † archaic or dialect form
    ‡ dependent form

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    Noun

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    rith m or f (genitive singular reatha, nominative plural rití)

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

    Declension

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    Declension of rith (third declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative rith rití
    vocative a rith a rití
    genitive reatha rití
    dative rith rití
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an rith na rití
    genitive an reatha na rití
    dative leis an rith
    don rith     		leis na rití

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    References

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    References
    1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “reithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
    2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
    3. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 200, page 41
    4. ^ Dillon, Myles; Donncha Ó Cróinín (1961), Teach Yourself Irish, Sevenoaks, England: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 236
    5. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 90, page 50
    6. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 29, page 38
    7. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 215
    8. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975), The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 441, page 89
    9. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974), Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word list from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 175
    10. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 147, page 35
    11. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 445 B (c), page 165; reprinted 1979
    12. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 180, page 69

    Further reading

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    • (verb): Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “rithim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 573
    • (noun): Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “rith”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 573
    • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “rith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

    Welsh

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    rith

    1. soft mutation of rhith

    Mutation

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    Mutated forms of rhith
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    rhith rith unchanged unchanged

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

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