nath

See also: Nath and náð

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish nath (“poetical composition”).

Noun

nath m (genitive singular natha, nominative plural nathanna)

(literary) poem, song, refrain
proverbial saying, adage, epigram, saw

Declension

Declension of nath

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nath	nathanna
Vocative	a nath	a nathanna
Genitive	natha	nathanna
Dative	nath	nathanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an nath	na nathanna
Genitive	an natha	na nathanna
Dative	leis an nath don nath	leis na nathanna

Synonyms

(saying): cor cainte, leagan cainte

Derived terms

nath cainte
nathaí
nathán

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “nath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “nath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Middle English

Etymology

From ne hath.

Contraction

nath

hath not

References

“nath”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Nuer

Noun

nath

people

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