beacht

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish becht (exact, precise).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

beacht (genitive singular masculine beacht, genitive singular feminine beaichte, plural beachta, comparative beaichte)

  1. exact, precise, accurate, strict
  2. literal (exactly as stated), word-perfect
  3. circumstantial (abounding with circumstances; minute in details)
  4. correct (free from error)
  5. sure, certain
  6. entire

Declension

Declension of beacht
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative beacht bheacht beachta;
bheachta2
vocative bheacht beachta
genitive beaichte beachta beacht
dative beacht;
bheacht1
bheacht;
bheacht (archaic)
beachta;
bheachta2
Comparative níos beaichte
Superlative is beaichte

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Noun

beacht m (genitive singular beachta)

  1. exact measure; exact position

Declension

Declension of beacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative beacht
vocative a bheacht
genitive beachta
dative beacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an beacht
genitive an bheachta
dative leis an mbeacht
don bheacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of beacht
radical lenition eclipsis
beacht bheacht mbeacht

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), “becht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 62, page 32
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 334, page 116

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