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beithir
beithir
Irish
Noun
beithir f (genitive singular beithre or beithreach, nominative plural beithreacha)
Declension
Declension of beithir
Second declension
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Declension of beithir
Fifth declension
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| beithir | bheithir | mbeithir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “beithir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “beiṫir” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "beithir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Old Irish
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Celtic *betrixs.
Noun
beithir f, m (genitive bethrach or beithre)
Inflection
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| beithir | beithir pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbeithir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “beithir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish beithir, possibly from Proto-Celtic *betrixs.
Noun
beithir m (genitive singular beathrach, plural beithrichean or beathraichean)
References
- Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911
- 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
- “beithir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.