beochan

Irish

Alternative forms

• beochadh, beochaint, beoú

Etymology

From beoigh +‎ -chan.

Noun

beochan f (genitive singular beochana)

1. verbal noun of beoigh
2. animation

Declension

Declension of beochan

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative beochan Vocative a bheochan Genitive beochana Dative beochan

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bheochan Genitive na beochana Dative leis an mbeochan don bheochan

Derived terms

• athbheochan f (“revival, resuscitation, renaissance”)
• beochantóir m (“animator”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
beochan	bheochan	mbeochan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beochan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “beochan” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “beochan” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.