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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish betha, from Old Irish bethu, from Proto-Celtic *biwotūts (compare Welsh bywyd), from *biwos from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”) (compare Latin vīta, Ancient Greek βίοτος (bíotos), Old Church Slavonic животъ (životŭ, “life”), Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬊 (gaiio, “life”) (accusative 𐬘𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬙𐬎𐬨 (jiiātum))), from *gʷeyh₃-w- (“to live”).
Noun
beatha f (genitive singular beatha or beathadh, nominative plural beathaí)
- life; biography
- living, livelihood
- food, sustenance
- Synonym: bia
Declension
- Standard inflection (fourth declension)
- Alternative inflection (fifth declension)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beatha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “betha”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “beaṫa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 63
- Entries containing “beatha” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “beatha” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 50
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
beatha m sg
- genitive singular of bith
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| beatha
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bheatha
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mbeatha
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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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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish betha, from Old Irish bethu, from Proto-Celtic *biwotūts, from *biwos from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”).
Pronunciation
Noun
beatha f (genitive singular beatha, plural beathannan)
- life
Declension
Forms without/with the definite article:
| Case
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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beatha/a' bheatha
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beathannan/na beathannan
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| Genitive
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beatha/na beatha
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bheatha/nam beatha
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| Dative
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beatha/a' bheatha
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na beathannan/na beathannan
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| beatha |
bheatha
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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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Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “beatha”, 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), “betha”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language