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beatha
beatha
Irish
Noun
beatha f (genitive singular beatha, nominative plural beathaí)
Declension
Declension of beatha
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative genitive singular: beathadh
- Alternative dative singular: beathaidh
Derived terms
- beathaigh (“feed, nourish; rear”, verb)
Related terms
- beo (“alive”)
Etymology 2
Noun
beatha m
- genitive singular of bith
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| beatha | bheatha | mbeatha |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “betha” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “beaṫa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "beatha" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish betha, from Old Irish bethu, from Proto-Celtic *biwotūts, from *biwos from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbʲahə], /pɛhə/
Noun
beatha f (genitive singular beatha, plural beathannan)
Declension
Forms without/with the definite article:
| Case | Singular | Plural |
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| Nominative | beatha/a' bheatha | beathannan/na beathannan |
| Genitive | beatha/na beatha | bheatha/nam beatha |
| Dative | beatha/a' bheatha | na beathannan/na beathannan |
Derived terms
Terms derived from beatha
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References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “betha” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.