bíth

See also: bith, bìth, bið, biþ, and bith-

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *bītū, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (to strike).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲiːθ]

Noun

bíth (gender unknown)

  1. (archaic) verbal noun of benaid (to strike)
    Synonym: (usual form) béim
Usage notes

Found almost only in the complex prepositions fo bíth and fo bíthin; in Middle and Modern Irish complex prepositions using ar, do, and tre have come into existence.

Declension
  • Short dative singular: bíth
  • Long dative singular: bíthin
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle Irish: bíthin
    • Middle Irish: ar bíthin
    • Middle Irish: do bíthin
    • Middle Irish: tre bíthin
    • Irish: bíthin
      • Irish: ar bhíthin
      • Irish: do bhíthin
      • Irish: trí bhíthin
Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Habitual present form:

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲiːθʲ]

Imperative forms:

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲiːθ]

Verb

bíth

  1. inflection of at·tá:
    1. third-person singular habitual present
    2. third-person singular/second-person plural imperative

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
bíth bíth
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbíth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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