Irish word

ith

to eat

verbmasculine/i(h)/

ith means “to eat” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /i(h)/.

Mutation forms

Ní mise a d’ith an píosa cáca deireanach.

It wasn't me that ate the last piece of cake.

D'ith mé martbhorgaire i McDonald's.

I ate a hamburger at McDonald's.

D'ith an fear an t-arán.

The man ate the bread.

Ith torthaí!

Eat fruits!

Bhí Tomás ag déanamh iontais cé a d'ith na brioscaí uilig.

Tom wondered who ate all the cookies.

Food

ól

to drink

cothaigh

to feed

maisigh

to adorn

blais

taste

slog

to swallow

cnuasaigh

to collect

bruith

to boil

meil

sharpen

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