See also: bath, Bath, baþ, bað, and Ba'th

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish báidid, from Proto-Celtic *bādīti.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bàth (past bhàth, future bàthaidh, verbal noun bàthadh, past participle bàthte)

  1. (transitive) drown
  2. (transitive) drown out

Usage notes

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  • Only used transitively:
    Bhàth e e fhèin.He drowned. (literally He drowned himself.)

Welsh

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Bath

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From English bath.

Noun

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bàth m (plural baths)

  1. bath (bathtub)
    Mae Marc yn y bath.
    Marc is in the bath.
  2. bath (act of washing)
    Mae Marc yn cael bath.
    Marc is having a bath.

Etymology 2

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From Hebrew בַּת or English bath.

Noun

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bàth m (plural baths)

  1. bath (ancient unit of liquid volume)

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bàth fàth màth unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bàth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies