beocht

Irish

Alternative forms

• beodhacht

Etymology

From beo +‎ -acht.

Noun

beocht f (genitive singular beochta)

1. animation, life

   Synonyms: beodhas, beodhúlacht

Declension

Declension of beocht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative beocht vocative a bheocht genitive beochta dative beocht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an bheocht genitive na beochta dative leis an mbeocht don bheocht

Derived terms

• díbheocht

Mutation

Mutated forms of beocht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
beocht	bheocht	mbeocht

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) “beocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “beocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “beocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025