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bith
bith
Irish
Noun
bith m (genitive singular beatha)
- (literary) world
Declension
Declension of bith
Third declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- ar bith (“any, at all”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bith | bhith | mbith |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Irish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *bitus (compare Welsh byd).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲiθ/
Noun
bith m (genitive betho or betha, nominative plural betha)
Declension
| Masculine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | bith | bithL | betha |
| Vocative | bith | bithL | bithu |
| Accusative | bithN | bithL | bithu |
| Genitive | betho, betha | betho, bethaL | bethaN |
| Dative | biuthL | bethaib | bethaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: bith
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲiθʲ/
Verb
bith
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| bith | bith pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbith |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||