Túath

Tuath, also Tuath [ tuaθ ] ( Old Irish ), tud ( welsh ) * touta or * Teuta ( westindogermanisch ), all meaning " people" was the name given to the tribal association of a King ( Celtic * rig- s, Irish rí, Gallo RIX) was ruled. In the Early Middle Ages in Ireland it should be around 150 such tuatha, have been in Gaul 60. An estimated head count of each of these associations is assumed to be ± 3,000 persons was thus restricted to a few villages or settlements. According to today's management conception fit such a "kingdom" about a German district, an Austrian district team or a Swiss valley.

A combination of * touta and Rix is in the names of gods ( Apollo ) Toutiorix to find a variation of Toutatis. On behalf of the Tuatha Dé Danann ( "People of Danu " ), one of Ireland's Invasorenvölker (see Lebor Gabála Érenn ), the term Tuath also obtain, as in the Gaelic names of many counties and unitary authorities in Ireland and Scotland (example: North Uist, scottish Gaelic: Uibhist a Tuath ).

Several tuaithe joined together often and were ruled by a ruirí ( "Upper King " ), which in turn was under a rí rúrech ( " King of Upper kings, provincial king "). He ruled one of the historic five provinces of Ireland, Ulster, Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Meath ( Mide or ).

The Old High German diot form, adjective diutse, took in later times the meaning of " German " to.