beachtaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From beacht (“exact, precise”) +‎ -aí (agent suffix).

Noun

beachtaí m (genitive singular beachtaí, nominative plural beachtaithe)

1. critical, captious person

   Synonym: beachtaire

Declension

Declension of beachtaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative beachtaí beachtaithe Vocative a bheachtaí a bheachtaithe Genitive beachtaí beachtaithe Dative beachtaí beachtaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an beachtaí na beachtaithe Genitive an bheachtaí na mbeachtaithe Dative leis an mbeachtaí don bheachtaí leis na beachtaithe

Related terms

• beachtaíoch (“critical, captious”, adjective)
• beachtaíocht f (“exactitude; criticism, captiousness”)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

beachtaí

1. inflection of beachtaíoch (“critical, captious”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

beachtaí

1. present subjunctive analytic of beachtaigh (“correct; criticize”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
beachtaí	bheachtaí	mbeachtaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “beachtaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beachtaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN