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bith-

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See also: bith, bìth, bíth, bið, and biþ

Irish

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Alternative forms

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  • bi- (before a slender T)
  • bio- (before a broad T)
  • bioth- (before a broad vowel or consonant other than T)

Etymology 1

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    From Old Irish bith-, from bith (world, existence).

    Prefix

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    bith-

    1. ever-, constant
    Derived terms
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    Etymology 2

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      Prefix

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      bith-

      1. (biology) combining form of beatha (life): bio-
      Derived terms
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      Mutation

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      Mutated forms of bith-
      radical lenition eclipsis
      bith- bhith- mbith-

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      Further reading

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      Old Irish

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      Alternative forms

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      • bid- (especially in the Würzburg glosses)

      Etymology

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      From bith (world, existence).

      Pronunciation

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      Prefix

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      bith-

      1. ever-, constant
        • c. 850, Carlsruhe Glosses on St Augustine’s Soliloquia, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. 2, pp. 1–9, Acr. 1a3
          fírinne apostolorum et omnium iustorum bith-ingabál mundo
          the righteousness of the apostles and all just people is a perpetual reproach to the world

      Derived terms

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      Category Old Irish terms prefixed with bith- not found

      Mutation

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      Mutation of bith-
      radical lenition nasalization
      bith- bith-
      pronounced with /βʲ-/
      mbith-

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      Further reading

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