reithíocht

Irish

Alternative forms

• reitheachas, reithineacht

Etymology

From the root of Old Irish reithid (“tups (of rams)”).

Noun

reithíocht f (genitive singular reithíochta)

1. (act of) rutting
2. heat (in sheep, goat)

   Synonyms: reith, reitheadh, imreas

Declension

Declension of reithíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative reithíocht Vocative a reithíocht Genitive reithíochta Dative reithíocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an reithíocht Genitive na reithíochta Dative leis an reithíocht don reithíocht

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “reithíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “reithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language