beathaigh
Irish
editPronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲahɪɟ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲahə/, /ˈbʲahiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲahi(ː)/
Etymology 1
editFrom Middle Irish bethaigid (“to quicken, animate”).[1] By surface analysis, beatha (“life”) + -igh.
Verb
editbeathaigh (present analytic beathaíonn, future analytic beathóidh, verbal noun beathú, past participle beathaithe)
- (transitive) to feed, nourish
- (transitive) to fatten
- Synonym: ramhraigh
- (transitive) to rear
Conjugation
edit† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “beaṫuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 91; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “beathaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “beathaigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “beathaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbeathaigh
Adjective
editbeathaigh
- inflection of beathach:
Mutation
edit| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| beathaigh | bheathaigh | mbeathaigh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bethaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 183, page 70
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