beithe
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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]
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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 /β(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
Categories:
- Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Irish lemmas
- Old Irish nouns
- Old Irish masculine nouns
- Old Irish masculine io-stem nouns
- Old Irish non-lemma forms
- Old Irish verb forms
- Scottish Gaelic non-lemma forms
- Scottish Gaelic noun forms