biadh

Irish

Noun

biadh m (genitive singular bídh, nominative plural biadha)

1. Superseded spelling of bia.

Usage notes

• This noun was formerly a first-declension noun with nominative plural biadha or biadhanna.

Declension

Declension of biadh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative biadh biadha Vocative a bhídh a bhiadha Genitive bídh biadh Dative biadh biadha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an biadh na biadha Genitive an bhídh na mbiadh Dative leis an mbiadh don bhiadh leis na biadha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
biadh	bhiadh	mbiadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bíad (compare Irish bia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piəɣ/

Noun

biadh m (genitive singular bìdh or bidhe, plural biadhan)

1. food, meal

   Dh’ullaich mi biadh. ― I prepared a meal.

Derived terms

• blasad-bìdh
• cairt-bidhe
• clàr-bìdhe
• seòmar-bìdh
• taigh-bìdh