gath

See also: Gath

Albanian

Etymology

Originally ‘leaf’, from Proto-Albanian *gazda, from *gʷozdo, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷésdos (compare Dutch kwast (“tassel”), Czech hvozd (“dense forest”)).

Noun

gath m (plural gathë, definite gathi)

1. catkin, ament
2. goat's dewlap

Synonyms

• rezhdë

Related terms

• gjeth (forms a doublet with this word)

Irish

Noun

gath m pl

1. (archaic or dialectal) genitive plural of ga

Mutation

Mutated forms of gath

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gath	ghath	ngath

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gath. Cognate with Irish ga. Compare Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (“spear”), Ancient Greek χαῖος (khaîos, “shepherd's crook”), Proto-Celtic *gaisos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡah/
• Hyphenation: gath

Noun

gath m (genitive singular gatha, plural gathan or gathannan or gathachan)

1. beam, ray (of light)
2. barb, thorn
3. spear, javelin
4. arrow, dart
5. sting (of an insect)
6. knot, lump

Declension

Declension of gath (type IVb masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	gath	gathan
genitive	gatha	ghathan
dative	gatha	gathan
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) gath	(na) gathan
genitive	(a') ghatha	(nan) gathan
dative	(a') ghatha	(na) gathan
vocative	ghath	ghathan

Synonyms

• (arrow): saighead
• (spear): sleagh

Coordinate terms

• (arrow): bogha (“bow”)

Mutation

Mutation of gath

radical	lenition
gath	ghath

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “gath”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Colin Mark (2003) “gath”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 326
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 goth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːθ/

Noun

gath

1. Soft mutation of cath (“cat”).

Mutation

Mutated forms of cath

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cath	gath	nghath	chath

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