beithe

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *betuyā

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲeθʲe]

Noun

beithe m (genitive beithi, nominative plural beithi)

  1. birch tree, birchwood
  2. the letter B of the Ogham alphabet
Inflection
Masculine io-stem
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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
  • Middle Irish: beith f

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲeθʲe]

Verb

beithe

  1. second-person plural present subjunctive absolute of at·tá

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

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

beithe

  1. genitive singular of beith
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