beathaigh
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Irish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish bethaigid (“quickens, animates; feeds, nourishes; supports; sustains, supports, confirms”). By surface analysis, beatha (“life”) + -igh.
Verb[edit]
beathaigh (present analytic beathaíonn, future analytic beathóidh, verbal noun beathú, past participle beathaithe)
- (transitive) feed, nourish
- (transitive) fatten
- Synonym: ramhraigh
- (transitive) rear
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of beathaigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beathaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bethaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “beathaigh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “beathaigh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
beathaigh
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective[edit]
beathaigh
- inflection of beathach:
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
beathaigh | bheathaigh | mbeathaigh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 70
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- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
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- Irish terms suffixed with -igh
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