soitheach

Irish

Alternative forms

• soidhtheach, soightheach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish soithech.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɑhəx/ (as if spelled sathach)
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /sˠeːx/, /sˠəix/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠəiha(x)/

Noun

soitheach m (genitive singular soithigh, nominative plural soithí)

1. vessel, container, dish

   Synonyms: áras, árthach, leastar

2. (mathematics) container
3. craft, vessel (boat, ship)

   Synonyms: árthach, bád

Declension

Declension of soitheach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative soitheach soithí vocative a shoithigh a shoithí genitive soithigh soithí dative soitheach soithí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an soitheach na soithí genitive an tsoithigh na soithí dative leis an soitheach don soitheach leis na soithí

Derived terms

• éadach na soithí (“tea towel”)
• soitheach an rí (“cutter”)
• soitheach boilgeog (“bubble chamber”)
• soitheach coipthe (“fermenter”)
• soitheach éadaigh (“sailing ship”)
• soitheach fola (“blood vessel”)
• soitheach guail (“collier”)
• soitheach imoibriúcháin (“reactor”)
• Soitheach Naofa (“Holy Grail”)
• soitheach plandaí (“planter”)
• soitheach téite (“heater”)
• soitheach-chrapadh (“vasoconstriction”)
• soitheach-chrapthach (“vasoconstrictor”)
• soitheachleatheadh (“vasodilation”)
• soitheachleathóir (“vasodilator”)
• soithí poircealláin (“china”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of soitheach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
soitheach	shoitheach after an, tsoitheach	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “soiṫeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 672
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “soitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish soithech.

Pronunciation

• (Lewis, Harris, North Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɛ.əx/, [ˈs̪ɛ.əx], [ˈs̪æ.əx], [ˈs̪ɛ.ɛx], [ˈs̪æːx]
• (Benbecula, South Uist, Barra, Skye) IPA^(key): ("ship") /ˈs̪ɤˑ.əx/, ("dish") /ˈs̪æˑ.əx/
• (Tiree) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɯhəx/ (as if spelled saothach)
• (Mull) IPA^(key): [ˈs̪ɤʔəx]
• (Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ˈsajɔx/ (as if spelled saitheach)

Noun

soitheach m or f (dative singular soithich, genitive singular soithich or soithiche, plural soithichean)

1. dish, vessel
2. pitcher, container
3. ship, vessel
4. vial m

Derived terms

• soitheach-luaithre
• soitheach-stiùir

 

Mutation

Mutation of soitheach

radical	lenition
soitheach	shoitheach after "an", t-soitheach

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