eite

See also: -eite

Estonian

Noun

eite

1. partitive/illative singular of eit

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛtʲə/

Noun

eite f (genitive singular eite, nominative plural eití or eiteadha)

1. wing (of bird; of army)
2. pinion; wing feather
3. fin (of a fish, etc.)
4. (zoology) pinnule
5. (surveying) vane
6. wing-like attachment
7. (politics) wing

   an eite chlé ― the left wing

Declension

Declension of eite (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative eite eití vocative a eite a eití genitive eite eití dative eite eití forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an eite na heití genitive na heite na n-eití dative leis an eite don eite leis na heití

Alternative plural form: eiteadha (Aran)

Derived terms

• eite droma
• eiteach
• eiteagán
• eiteog
• eitleán

Mutation

Mutated forms of eite

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eite	n-eite	heite	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “eite”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “eite”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 91
• “eite”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Lithuanian

Participle

eite

1. adverbial būdinys participle of eiti

Paelignian

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *eite (second-person plural active imperative of *eō). Cognate to Latin īte.

Verb

eite

1. to go, second-person plural active imperative of eō