rath
UK/ɹɑːθ/US/ɹæθ/
rath noun: a walled enclosure, especially in Ireland; a ringfort built sometime between the Iron Age and the Viking Age. Also the alternative form of rathe.
Noun (1)
rath (plural raths)
- A walled enclosure, especially in Ireland; a ringfort built sometime between the Iron Age and the Viking Age.
- The Legend of Knock-Grafton tells how a little hunchback, while sitting to rest at nightfall at the side of a Rath or Moat, heard the fairies within singing over and over again, Da Luan, Da Mart! (i.e., Monday, Tuesday!) and added, weary with the monotony, Agus da Cadin! (i.e., and Wednesday!).1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 364
- There are numerous Danish raths in the parish.1907, James Woods, Annals of Westmeath, Ancient and Modern
Noun (2)
rath (plural raths)
Proper noun capitalized: Rath
Rath (plural Raths)
- A surname from German.
Also used as
rath is also the alternative form of rathe.
Forms of rath
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | raths |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more rath |
| superlative | most rath |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Raths |
Origin of rath
Borrowed from Old Irish ráth.
From Hindi रथ (rath), from Sanskrit रथ (ratha).
Borrowed from German Rath.
Words that rhyme with rath
Questions about rath
- What does rath mean?
- Rath means a walled enclosure, especially in Ireland; a ringfort built sometime between the Iron Age and the Viking Age.
- What part of speech is rath?
- Rath can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce rath?
- Rath is pronounced /ɹɑːθ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rath?
- The plural of rath is raths.
Words near rath in the dictionary
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