bé-iasc

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Irish

Etymology

From (woman) +‎ iasc (fish).

Noun

bé-iasc m (genitive singular bé-éisc, nominative plural bé-éisc)

  1. damselfish

Declension

Declension of bé-iasc (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bé-iasc bé-éisc
vocative a bhé-éisc a bhé-iasca
genitive bé-éisc bé-iasc
dative bé-iasc bé-éisc
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bé-iasc na bé-éisc
genitive an bhé-éisc na mbé-iasc
dative leis an mbé-iasc
don bhé-iasc
leis na bé-éisc

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bé-iasc bhé-iasc mbé-iasc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • bé-iasc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024