beathaigh

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲahɪɟ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲahə/, /ˈbʲahiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲahi(ː)/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish bethaigid (“to quicken, animate”).[1] By surface analysis, beatha (“life”) +‎ -igh.

Verb

beathaigh (present analytic beathaíonn, future analytic beathóidh, verbal noun beathú, past participle beathaithe)

  1. (transitive) to feed, nourish
  2. (transitive) to fatten
    Synonym: ramhraigh
  3. (transitive) to rear
Conjugation
Conjugation of beathaigh (second conjugation)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present beathaím beathaíonn tú;
beathaír† 		beathaíonn sé, sí beathaímid;
beathaíonn muid 		beathaíonn sibh beathaíonn siad;
beathaíd† 		a bheathaíonn; a bheathaíos beathaítear
past bheathaigh mé; bheathaíos bheathaigh tú; bheathaís bheathaigh sé, sí bheathaíomar; bheathaigh muid bheathaigh sibh; bheathaíobhair bheathaigh siad; bheathaíodar a bheathaigh beathaíodh
past habitual bheathaínn /
beathaínn‡ 		bheathaíteá /
beathaíteᇠ		bheathaíodh sé, sí /
beathaíodh sé, sí‡ 		bheathaímis; bheathaíodh muid /
beathaímis‡; beathaíodh muid‡ 		bheathaíodh sibh /
beathaíodh sibh‡ 		bheathaídís; bheathaíodh /
beathaídís‡; beathaíodh siad‡ 		a bheathaíodh bheathaítí /
beathaítí‡
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future beathóidh mé;
beathód;
beathóchaidh mé† 		beathóidh tú;
beathóir†;
beathóchaidh tú† 		beathóidh sé, sí;
beathóchaidh sé, sí† 		beathóimid;
beathóidh muid;
beathóchaimid†;
beathóchaidh muid† 		beathóidh sibh;
beathóchaidh sibh† 		beathóidh siad;
beathóid†;
beathóchaidh siad† 		a bheathóidh; a bheathós; a bheathóchaidh†; a bheathóchas† beathófar; beathóchar†
conditional bheathóinn; bheathóchainn† /
beathóinn‡; beathóchainn†‡ 		bheathófá; bheathóchthᆠ/
beathófá‡; beathóchthᆇ 		bheathódh sé, sí; bheathóchadh sé, s토/
beathódh sé, sí‡; beathóchadh sé, s톇 		bheathóimis; bheathódh muid; bheathóchaimis†; bheathóchadh muid† /
beathóimis‡; beathódh muid‡; beathóchaimis†‡; beathóchadh muid†‡ 		bheathódh sibh; bheathóchadh sibh† /
beathódh sibh‡; beathóchadh sibh†‡ 		bheathóidís; bheathódh siad; bheathóchaidís†; bheathóchadh siad† /
beathóidís‡; beathódh siad‡; beathóchaidís†‡; beathóchadh siad†‡ 		a bheathódh; a bheathóchadh† bheathófaí; bheathóchtha토/
beathófaí‡; beathóchtha톇
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go mbeathaí mé;
go mbeathaíod† 		go mbeathaí tú;
go mbeathaír† 		go mbeathaí sé, sí go mbeathaímid;
go mbeathaí muid 		go mbeathaí sibh go mbeathaí siad;
go mbeathaíd† 		— go mbeathaítear
past dá mbeathaínn dá mbeathaíteá dá mbeathaíodh sé, sí dá mbeathaímis;
dá mbeathaíodh muid 		dá mbeathaíodh sibh dá mbeathaídís;
dá mbeathaíodh siad 		— dá mbeathaítí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— beathaím beathaigh beathaíodh sé, sí beathaímis beathaígí;
beathaídh† 		beathaídís — beathaítear
past participle beathaithe
verbal noun beathú

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲahi/ ~ /ˈbʲɛhi/[2]

Noun

beathaigh

  1. inflection of beathach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Adjective

beathaigh

  1. inflection of beathach:
    1. masculine vocative/genitive singular
    2. (archaic, dialectal) feminine dative singular

Mutation

Mutated forms of beathaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
beathaigh bheathaigh mbeathaigh

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bethaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 183, page 70
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