eite

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ette.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛtʲə/

Noun

eite f (genitive singular eite, nominative plural eití)

  1. wing (of bird; of army)
  2. pinion; wing feather
  3. fin (of a fish, etc.)
  4. (zoology) pinnule
  5. (surveying) vane
  6. wing-like attachment
  7. (politics) wing
    an eite chlé ― the left wing

Declension
Declension of eite

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative eite eití
Vocative a eite a eití
Genitive eite eití
Dative eite eití

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an eite na heití
Genitive na heite na n-eití
Dative leis an eite

don eite

 leis na heití

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
eite n-eite heite not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "eite" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “eite” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “eite” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Lithuanian

Participle

eite

  1. "manner of action" būdinys participle of eiti.

Paelignian

Etymology

Cognate to Latin īte

Verb

eite

  1. to go (plural active imperative form)
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