bith-

See also: bith, bìth, bið, and biþ

Irish

Alternative forms

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

Prefix 1

bith-

1. ever-, constant

Prefix 2

bith-

1. (biology) bio-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with bith-

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bith-	bhith-	mbith-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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