beatha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲahə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish betha, from Old Irish bethu, from Proto-Celtic *biwotūts (compare Welsh bywyd), from *biwos from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”) (compare Latin vīta, Ancient Greek βίοτος (bíotos), Old Church Slavonic животъ (životŭ, “life”), Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬫𐬊‎ (gayo) (accusative 𐬘𐬫𐬁𐬙𐬎𐬨‎ (jyātum, “life”))), from *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”).

Etymology 2

Mutation

Further reading

• “betha” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “beaṫa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 63.
• "beatha" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “beatha” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “beatha” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Etymology

From Middle Irish betha, from Old Irish bethu, from Proto-Celtic *biwotūts, from *biwos from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲahə], /pɛhə/

Noun

beatha f (genitive singular beatha, plural beathannan)

1. life

Mutation

Further reading

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• “betha” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.