From Proto-Celtic *betuyā
beithe m (genitive beithi, nominative plural beithi)
Masculine io-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | beithe | beitheL | beithiL |
Vocative | beithi | beitheL | beithiu |
Accusative | beitheN | beitheL | beithiuH |
Genitive | beithiL | beitheL | beitheN |
Dative | beithiuL | beithib | beithib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
beithe
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
beithe | beithe pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mbeithe |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
From Middle Irish beith, from Old Irish beithe. Cognates include Irish beith and Manx beih.
beithe f
Indefinite | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | beithe | beithean |
Genitive | beithe | bheithean |
Dative | beithe | beithean; beithibh✝ |
Definite | ||
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | (a') bheithe | (na) beithean |
Genitive | (na) beithe | (nam) beithean |
Dative | (a') bheithe | (na) beithean; beithibh✝ |
Vocative | bheithe | bheithean |
✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
beithe | bheithe |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |