beithíoch

Irish

Alternative forms

beathach (Ulster)
beathadhach, beathaidheach, beithidheach (superseded)
beáthach, beathuidheach, beidhtheach, beidhthidheach, beitheach, béitheach, beitheadhach, beithidheach, beithídheach, beithidhtheach, beithigheach, beithígheach (obsolete)^[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish bethadach (“animal”).^[2] Compare Scottish Gaelic beathach (“animal”), beithir (“beast, monster, bear”) and Manx baagh.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /bʲeˈhiːx/^[3]
(Connacht)
- (Galway) IPA^(key): (Aran) /ˈbʲaiəx/^[4], (Cois Fharraige) /ˈbʲeix/^[5]
- (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲehiəx/^[6], /ˈbʲehiːx/^[7]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲaːx/^[8], /ˈbʲæːx/^[9] (corresponding to the form beathach)

Noun

beithíoch m (genitive singular beithígh, nominative plural beithígh)

beast, (large) animal, brute
bovine animal, single head of cattle
1. (in the plural) cattle
horse

Declension

Declension of beithíoch (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	beithíoch	beithígh
vocative	a bheithígh	a bheithíocha
genitive	beithígh	beithíoch
dative	beithíoch	beithígh

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an beithíoch	na beithígh
genitive	an bheithígh	na mbeithíoch
dative	leis an mbeithíoch don bheithíoch	leis na beithígh

Mutation

Mutated forms of *beithíoch*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
beithíoch	bheithíoch	mbeithíoch

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

References

^ “beithíoch”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bethadach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 212, page 104
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 44
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 306
^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 171, page 34
^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 299, page 137
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 19, page 10
^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 57.7, page 20; reprinted 1979