béite

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See also: beite

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta).

Noun

béite f (genitive singular béite)

  1. beta (Greek letter)

Declension

Declension of béite (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative béite
vocative a bhéite
genitive béite
dative béite
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an bhéite
genitive na béite
dative leis an mbéite
don bhéite

Mutation

Mutated forms of béite
radical lenition eclipsis
béite bhéite mbéite

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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