beathachruth

Irish

Etymology

From beatha (“life”) +‎ cruth (“shape, form”).

Noun

beathachruth m (genitive singular beathachrutha, nominative plural beathachruthanna)

1. (biology) lifeform

   Synonym: foirm bheatha

Declension

Declension of beathachruth

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative beathachruth beathachruthanna Vocative a bheathachruth a bheathachruthanna Genitive beathachrutha beathachruthanna Dative beathachruth beathachruthanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an beathachruth na beathachruthanna Genitive an bheathachrutha na mbeathachruthanna Dative leis an mbeathachruth don bheathachruth leis na beathachruthanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
beathachruth	bheathachruth	mbeathachruth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beathachruth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “beathachruth”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024