Irish word

caite

spent, worn out

verbmasculine/ˈkatʲə/

caite means “spent, worn out” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈkatʲə/.

Definitions

Chonaiceamar scannán greannmhar an Domhnach seo caite.

We saw a funny movie last Sunday.

Chonaic sé seanchara an tseachtain seo caite nach bhfaca sé le blianta.

Last week he saw an old friend whom he hadn't seen in years.

Ar imir tú eitpheil an deireadh seachtaine seo caite?

Did you play volleyball last weekend?

Tharla sé ag deireadh an chéid seo caite.

It happened at the end of the last century.

Bhí siad fós i mbun oibre um an dtaca seo an bhliain seo caite.

They were still working at this time last year.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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