caith

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish caithid, from Proto-Celtic *katyeti; compare Latin catēia (“projectile”), which is from Gaulish. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /kɑh/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ka/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /kaiç/ ~ /kãiç/ === Verb === caith (present analytic caitheann, future analytic caithfidh, verbal noun caitheamh, past participle caite) to wear to consume to smoke (tobacco) to take (medicine) to spend to throw (modal, in the future and conditional) must, have to Caithfidh mé imeacht. ― I have to go. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== caith seile caith suas === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “caith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish caithid, from Proto-Celtic *katyeti; compare Latin catēia (“projectile”), which is from Gaulish. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʰɛh/ === Verb === caith (past chaith, future caithidh, verbal noun caitheamh, past participle caithte) spend, pass (time) waste, squander wear (clothes) ==== Derived terms ==== caitheadair (“consumer”) fear-caitheamh (“wearer; consumer”)