bith-
Irish
Alternative forms
- bi- (before a slender T)
- bio- (before a broad T)
- bioth- (before a broad vowel or consonant other than T)
Etymology 1
From Old Irish bith-, from bith (“world, existence”).
Prefix
bith-
Derived terms
Irish terms prefixed with bith- (ever)
Etymology 2
Prefix
bith-
Derived terms
Irish terms prefixed with bith- (bio-)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| bith- | bhith- | mbith- |
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), “bith-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- bid- (especially in the Würzburg glosses)
Etymology
From bith (“world, existence”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʲiθʲ-/
Prefix
bith-
- ever-, constant
- c. 850, Carlsruhe Glosses on St Augustine’s Soliloquia, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. 2, pp. 1–9, Acr. 1a3
- fírinne apostolorum et omnium iustorum bith-ingabál mundo
- the righteousness of the apostles and all just people is a perpetual reproach to the world
- c. 850, Carlsruhe Glosses on St Augustine’s Soliloquia, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. 2, pp. 1–9, Acr. 1a3
Derived terms
Category Old Irish terms prefixed with bith- not found
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| bith- | bith- pronounced with /βʲ-/ |
mbith- |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language