beathaisnéisí

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲahɑʃnʲeːʃiː/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲæhɑʃnʲeːʃiː/

Etymology 1

From beathaisnéis (“biography”) +‎ -aí (agent noun suffix).

Noun

beathaisnéisí m (genitive singular beathaisnéisí, nominative plural beathaisnéisithe)

1. biographer

Declension

Declension of beathaisnéisí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative beathaisnéisí beathaisnéisithe vocative a bheathaisnéisí a bheathaisnéisithe genitive beathaisnéisí beathaisnéisithe dative beathaisnéisí beathaisnéisithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an beathaisnéisí na beathaisnéisithe genitive an bheathaisnéisí na mbeathaisnéisithe dative leis an mbeathaisnéisí don bheathaisnéisí leis na beathaisnéisithe

Related terms

• dírbheathaisnéisí (“autobiographer”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

beathaisnéisí

1. inflection of beathaisnéiseach (“biographical”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

beathaisnéisí f pl

1. plural of beathaisnéis (“biography”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of beathaisnéisí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
beathaisnéisí	bheathaisnéisí	mbeathaisnéisí

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “beathaisnéisí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beathaisnéisí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “biographer”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024