beith
See also: Beith
Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.
Noun edit
beith f (genitive singular beithe, nominative plural beitheanna)
Declension edit
Declension of beith
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
beith
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
beith | bheith | mbeith |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beith
- third-person singular present subjunctive absolute of at·tá
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
beith | beith pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbeith |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
beith f (genitive singular beithe, plural beithean)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
beith | bheith |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |