beacht

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish becht (“exact, precise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲaxt̪ˠ/

Adjective

beacht (genitive singular masculine beacht, genitive singular feminine beaichte, plural beachta, comparative beaichte)

1. exact, precise, accurate, strict
2. literal (exactly as stated), word-perfect
3. circumstantial (abounding with circumstances; minute in details)
4. correct (free from error)
5. sure, certain
6. entire

Declension

Declension of beacht

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	beacht	bheacht	beachta; bheachta2
vocative	bheacht		beachta
genitive		beaichte	beachta	beacht
dative	beacht; bheacht1	bheacht; bheacht (archaic)	beachta; bheachta2
Comparative	níos beaichte
Superlative	is beaichte

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• cruinn
• (exact): baileach
• (precise): gonta

Antonyms

• ainbheacht
• neamhbheacht

Derived terms

• beachtaigh (“correct; criticize”, verb)
• beachtaí m (“critical, captious person”)
• beachtas m (“accuracy, precision”)

Related terms

• beachtaíoch (“critical, captious”, adjective)
• beachtaíocht f (“exactitude; criticism, captiousness”)

Noun

beacht m (genitive singular beachta)

1. exact measure; exact position

Declension

Declension of beacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative beacht vocative a bheacht genitive beachta dative beacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an beacht genitive an bheachta dative leis an mbeacht don bheacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of beacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
beacht	bheacht	mbeacht

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

Further reading

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