beocht

Irish

Alternative forms

• beodhacht

Etymology

From beo +‎ -acht.

Noun

beocht f (genitive singular beochta)

1. animation, life

   Synonyms: beodhas, beodhúlacht

Declension

Declension of beocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative beocht Vocative a bheocht Genitive beochta Dative beocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bheocht Genitive na beochta Dative leis an mbeocht don bheocht

Derived terms

• díbheocht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
beocht	bheocht	mbeocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “beocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “beocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024