beathach
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish bethach, a variant of bethadach (“animal; creature”), from bethu, Middle Irish betha (“life”) + -ach.
Noun
beathach m (genitive singular beathaich, plural beathaichean)
Related terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| beathach | bheathach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “2 bethach”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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