bech
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *bekos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey- (“bee”), whence also Old English bēo (English bee), Latin fūcus (“drone”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bech m (genitive beich, nominative plural beich)
- bee
- “Daith bech buide”:[1]
- Daith bech buide a húaim i n-úaim […]
- Nimble is the yellow bee from cave to cave […]
- “Daith bech buide”:[1]
Inflection edit
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | bech | bechL | beichL |
Vocative | beich | bechL | beuchuH |
Accusative | bechN | bechL | beuchuH |
Genitive | beichL | bech | bechN |
Dative | beuchL | bechaib | bechaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
bech | bech pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbech |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
San Juan Guelavía Zapotec edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Zapotec *kw-ettzi.
Noun edit
bech
References edit
- López Antonio, Joaquín, Jones, Ted, Jones, Kris (2012) Vocabulario breve del Zapoteco de San Juan Guelavía[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Tlalpan, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 13, 29