reithe

From Old Irish reithe (“ram”).

reithe m (genitive singular reithe, nominative plural reithí)

1. ram (male sheep)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

reithe f

1. genitive singular of reith

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “reithe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “reithe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “reithe”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “reithe”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

From Proto-Celtic *retios, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“certain domestic animal”); also compare *h₁er- (“earth”).

• IPA^(key): /r͈ʲeθʲe/

reithe m (genitive reithi, nominative plural reithi)

1. ram (male sheep)
2. boats used as fireships

• reithe togla (“battering ram”)

• Irish: reithe
• Scottish Gaelic: reithe

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “reithe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

From Old Irish reithe (“ram”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrˠe.ə/
• (Barra) IPA^(key): [ˈrˠæhʌ]^[1]

reithe m (plural reitheachan)

1. ram (male sheep)

   Synonym: rùda

• An Reithe

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “reithe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Edward Dwelly (1911) “reithe”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “reithe”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[2], Stirling, →ISBN