iath

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish íath (“grassland”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸeitu, from Proto-Indo-European *peyH-tu- (“rich grassland, prairie”), an extension of *peyH- (“fat, milk”). Compare Ancient Greek πόα (póa, “fodder”). === Noun === iath f (genitive singular iaithe, nominative plural iatha) (literary) land, meadow (literary) estate, territory, country ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== iathchloch (“feldspar”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “iath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “íath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Scottish Gaelic == === Verb === iath (past dh'iath, future iathaidh, verbal noun iathadh, past participle iadhte) alternative form of iadh