beachd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish bechta (“accuracy, preciseness”); cognate with Irish beacht (“exact position”).

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /b̥jaxk/
• (Uist) IPA^(key): /b̥ɛxk/
• (Barra) IPA^(key): [b̥æxk]

Noun

beachd m (genitive singular beachda, plural beachdan)

1. opinion
2. idea, thought

Synonyms

• (opinion): barail
• (idea): smaoin

Derived terms

• beachd-smaoin (“idea; theory”)
• dalm-bheachd (“bigotry”)
• dalm-bheachdaiche (“bigot”)
• dlùth-bheachd
• ionad-beachd (“viewpoint”)

 

Mutation

Mutation of beachd

radical	lenition
beachd	bheachd

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