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the

[hɛ]

adj

LanguageIrish

Meaning
  1. lenited form of te
  2. hot
  3. This is the softened (lenited) form of the adjective 'te', which means 'hot'.
Examples

Tá an tae the.

The tea is hot.

Pronunciationhɛ

Part of speechadj

Usage noteThe form 'the' occurs after certain words that cause lenition, changing 'te' to 'the'.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.