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Irish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.
Noun
beith f (genitive singular beithe, nominative plural beitheanna)
- birch (tree)
- the letter B in the Ogham alphabet
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
beith
- Obsolete form of beadh.
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| beith
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bheith
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mbeith
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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
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
beith
- third-person singular present subjunctive absolute of at·tá
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| beith
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beith
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
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mbeith
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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 Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.
Pronunciation
Noun
beith f (genitive singular beithe, plural beithean)
- birch (tree)
- (obsolete) the letter B in the Gaelic alphabet
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| beith |
bheith
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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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