beith

See also: Beith

Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.

Noun

beith f (genitive singular beithe, nominative plural beitheanna)

  1. birch (tree)
  2. the letter B in the Ogham alphabet
Declension
Declension of beith

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative beith beitheanna
Vocative a bheith a bheitheanna
Genitive beithe beitheanna
Dative beith beitheanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bheith na beitheanna
Genitive na beithe na mbeitheanna
Dative leis an mbeith

don bheith

 leis na beitheanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

beith

  1. Obsolete form of beadh.

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
beith bheith mbeith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲeθʲ/

Verb

beith

  1. third-person singular present subjunctive absolute of at·tá

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /peh/

Noun

beith f (genitive singular beithe, plural beithean)

  1. birch (tree)
  2. (obsolete) the letter B in the Gaelic alphabet

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
beithbheith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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