Classical Gaelic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish at·tá. See Irish and Scottish Gaelic bi.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

a-tá (imperative , verbal noun beith)

  1. to be

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “attá”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • Damian McManus (1994) “An Nua-Ghaeilge Chlasaiceach”, in K. McCone, D. McManus, C. Ó Háinle, N. Williams, L. Breatnach, editors, Stair na Gaeilge: in ómós do P[h]ádraig Ó Fiannachta (in Irish), Maynooth: Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Coláiste Phádraig, →ISBN, §7.26, page 416
  • Osborn Bergin (1946) “Irish Grammatical Tracts III (Irregular Verbs)”, in Ériu, volume 14, Supplement, Royal Irish Academy, →JSTOR, §7 An BHEITH, pages 176–178