bíth
Old Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Celtic *bītū, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to strike”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bíth (gender unknown)
- (archaic) verbal noun of benaid (“to strike”)
- Synonym: (usual form) béim
Usage notes edit
Found almost only in the complex prepositions fo bíth and fo bíthin; in Middle and Modern Irish complex prepositions using ar, do, and tre have come into existence.
Declension edit
- Short dative singular: bíth
- Long dative singular: bíthin
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle Irish: bíthin
- ⇒ Middle Irish: ar bíthin
- ⇒ Middle Irish: do bíthin
- ⇒ Middle Irish: tre bíthin
- Irish: bíthin
- ⇒ Irish: ar bhíthin
- ⇒ Irish: do bhíthin
- ⇒ Irish: trí bhíthin
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bíth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Habitual present form:
Imperative forms:
Verb edit
bíth
- inflection of at·tá:
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
bíth | bíth pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbíth |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |