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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish becht (“exact, precise”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
beacht (genitive singular masculine beacht, genitive singular feminine beaichte, plural beachta, comparative beaichte)
- exact, precise, accurate, strict
- literal (exactly as stated), word-perfect
- circumstantial (abounding with circumstances; minute in details)
- correct (free from error)
- sure, certain
- entire
Declension
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Noun
beacht m (genitive singular beachta)
- exact measure; exact position
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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beacht
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bheacht
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mbeacht
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “becht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 62, page 32
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 334, page 116
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