bech

See also: Bech., běch, and bệch

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bekos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-, *bʰey- (“bee”), whence also Old English bēo (English bee), Latin fūcus (“drone”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲex/

Noun

bech m, f

  1. bee

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bech bechL beichL
Vocative beich bechL beuchu
Accusative bechN bechL beuchu
Genitive beichL bech bechN
Dative beuchL bechaib bechaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
bech bech
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbech
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “bech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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