bé-iasc

Irish

Etymology

From bé (“woman”) +‎ iasc (“fish”).

Noun

bé-iasc m (genitive singular bé-éisc, nominative plural bé-éisc)

1. damselfish

Declension

Declension of bé-iasc

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bé-iasc bé-éisc Vocative a bhé-éisc a bhé-iasca Genitive bé-éisc bé-iasc Dative bé-iasc bé-éisc

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bé-iasc na bé-éisc Genitive an bhé-éisc na mbé-iasc Dative leis an mbé-iasc don bhé-iasc leis na bé-éisc

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bé-iasc	bhé-iasc	mbé-iasc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “bé-iasc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024