beithíoch

Irish

Alternative forms

• beathach (Ulster)
• beathadhach, beathaidheach, beithidheach (superseded)
• beáthach, beathuidheach, beidhtheach, beidhthidheach, beitheach, béitheach, beitheadhach, beithidheach, beithídheach, beithidhtheach, beithigheach, beithígheach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish bethadach (“animal”). Compare Scottish Gaelic beathach (“animal”), beithir (“beast, monster, bear”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bʲɛˈhiəx/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲaiəx/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɛix/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɛhiəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲaːx/ (corresponding to the form beathach)

Noun

beithíoch m (genitive singular beithígh, nominative plural beithígh)

1. beast
2. (large) animal
3. brute; (large) specimen of creature
4. bovine animal; heifer, cow
5. (in the plural) cattle
6. horse

Declension

Declension of beithíoch (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative beithíoch beithígh vocative a bheithígh a bheithíocha genitive beithígh beithíoch dative beithíoch beithígh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an beithíoch na beithígh genitive an bheithígh na mbeithíoch dative leis an mbeithíoch don bheithíoch leis na beithígh

Mutation

Mutated forms of beithíoch

radical	lenition	eclipsis
beithíoch	bheithíoch	mbeithíoch

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) “beithíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “beithíoch”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “beaṫaiḋeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 63
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “beiṫiḋeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 64