beatha

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲahə/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲahə/, /ˈbʲæhə/[1], /ˈbʲaː/[2]

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 𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬊 (gaiio, “life”) (accusative 𐬘𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬙𐬎𐬨 (jiiātum))), from *gʷeyh₃-w- (“to live”).

beatha f (genitive singular beatha or beathadh, nominative plural beathaí)

1. life; biography
2. living, livelihood
3. food, sustenance

   Synonym: bia

Standard inflection (fourth declension)

Alternative inflection (fifth declension)

• beo (“alive”)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beatha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “betha”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “beaṫa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 63
• 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.
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 50

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

beatha m sg

1. genitive singular of bith

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛhə/

beatha f (genitive singular beatha, plural beathannan)

1. life

Forms without/with the definite article:

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “beatha”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “betha”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language