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Old Irish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *bītū, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to strike”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bíth (gender unknown)
- (archaic) verbal noun of benaid (“to strike”)
- Synonym: (usual form) béim
Usage notes
Found almost only in the complex prepositions fo bíth and fo bíthin; in Middle and Modern Irish complex prepositions using ar, do, and tre have come into existence.
Declension
- Short dative singular: bíth
- Long dative singular: bíthin
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Habitual present form:
Imperative forms:
Verb
bíth
- inflection of at·tá:
- third-person singular habitual present
- third-person singular/second-person plural imperative
Mutation
Mutation of bíth
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| bíth
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bíth
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
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mbíth
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.