bíad

See also: biad

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲiːa̯ð/

Etymology 1

From earlier dissyllabic bïad, from Proto-Celtic *biyatom. Cognate with Welsh bwyd.

Noun

bíad n (genitive biid or biith, nominative plural bíada)

  1. food
    For quotations using this term, see Citations:bíad.
Inflection
Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative bíadN bíadN bíadL, bíada
vocative bíadN bíadN bíadL, bíada
accusative bíadN bíadN bíadL, bíada
genitive bïidL, bïithL bíad bíadN
dative bïudL bíadaib bíadaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Irish: bia
  • Manx: bee
  • Scottish Gaelic: biadh

Etymology 2

Verb

·bíad

  1. alternative form of ·bïad

Mutation

Mutation of bíad
radical lenition nasalization
bíad bíad
pronounced with /βʲ-/		 mbíad

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

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