beithir
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish beithir, possibly from Proto-Celtic *betrixs.
Noun
beithir f (genitive singular beithre or beithreach, nominative plural beithreacha)
Declension
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Fifth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| beithir | bheithir | mbeithir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “beithir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “beiṫir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 64
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “beithir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Celtic *betrixs. The sense of “bear”, according to MacBain, was undoubtedly influenced by or borrowed from Proto-Germanic *berô, but the word also had the sense of “wild beast, serpent, monster”, and the like, which could be a Celtic descendant of the source of Latin bēstia (“wild beast”), itself of uncertain origin[1]
Inflection
| Feminine k-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | beithir | bethraigL | bethraig |
| Vocative | beithir | bethraigL | bethracha |
| Accusative | bethraigN | bethraigL | bethracha |
| Genitive | bethrach | bethrach | bethrachN |
| Dative | bethraigL | bethrachaib | bethrachaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “beithir”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “beithir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish beithir, possibly from Proto-Celtic *betrixs.
Noun
beithir m (genitive singular beathrach, plural beithrichean or beathraichean)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| beithir | bheithir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “beithir”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “beithir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “beithir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language