beithe
Old Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Celtic *betuyā
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
beithe m (genitive beithi, nominative plural beithi)
- birch tree, birchwood
- the letter B of the Ogham alphabet
Inflection edit
Masculine io-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | beithe | beitheL | beithiL |
Vocative | beithi | beitheL | beithiu |
Accusative | beitheN | beitheL | beithiuH |
Genitive | beithiL | beitheL | beitheN |
Dative | beithiuL | beithib | beithib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “beithe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beithe
- second-person plural present subjunctive absolute of at·tá
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
beithe | beithe pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbeithe |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic edit
Noun edit
beithe