beathaigh

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bethaigid (quickens, animates; feeds, nourishes; supports; sustains, supports, confirms). By surface analysis, beatha (life) +‎ -igh.

Verb

beathaigh (present analytic beathaíonn, future analytic beathóidh, verbal noun beathú, past participle beathaithe)

  1. (transitive) feed, nourish
  2. (transitive) fatten
    Synonym: ramhraigh
  3. (transitive) rear
Conjugation
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

beathaigh

  1. inflection of beathach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

beathaigh

  1. inflection of beathach:
    1. masculine vocative/genitive singular
    2. (archaic, dialectal) feminine dative singular

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
beathaigh bheathaigh mbeathaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 70