áit

Irish (Donegal)

/ɑːtʲ/, /æːtʲ/

noun
Definitions
  • place, area
  • space, room
  • holding
  • situation, circumstances

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish áitt (place, position, situation) inherited from Proto-Celtic *yāntī derived from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (travel, go, go in, ride, desire, beg, enter, wish), *yeh₂- (travel, go, go in, ride, desire, beg, enter, wish).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*yeh₂-

Gloss

travel, go, go in, ride, desire, beg, enter, wish

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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