ruthag

Irish

Alternative forms

riuthag, rothag

Etymology

From the root of rith.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠʊhəɡ/

Noun

ruthag m (genitive singular ruthaig, nominative plural ruthaig)

run (act of running, especially before jumping)
(music) run (rapid passage along a scale)
(athletics) run-up (approach run in order to gather speed or momentum)
rush, dash, sprint
trajectory (path of a body)

Declension

Declension of ruthag

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ruthag	ruthaig
Vocative	a ruthaig	a ruthaga
Genitive	ruthaig	ruthag
Dative	ruthag	ruthaig

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ruthag	na ruthaig
Genitive	an ruthaig	na ruthag
Dative	leis an ruthag don ruthag	leis na ruthaig

Derived terms

snaidhm ruthaig (“running knot, slipknot”)

Further reading

“ruthag”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
“riuthag”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ruthach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “roṫag”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 579
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 46

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