foreith

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *uɸoreteti (to help) (compare Welsh gwared), a calque of Latin succurrō; synchronically analyzable as fo- + reithid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foˈr͈ʲeθʲ/

Verb

fo·reith

  1. to help, to aid, to succour

Inflection

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
fo·reith
also fo·rreith
fo·reith
pronounced with /-r(ʲ)-/
fo·reith
also fo·rreith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • foreith” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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