bith

See also: bìth, bíth, bið, biþ, and bith-

Dinka

Noun

bith (plural biith)Category:Dinka lemmas#BITHCategory:Dinka nouns#BITHCategory:Dinka entries with incorrect language header#BITHCategory:Pages with entries#BITHCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BITH

  1. fishing spear
    Synonym: biɛnh

Derived terms

References

  • Roger Blench (2005), Dinka-English Dictionary, page 29
Category:din:Fishing#BITHCategory:din:Spears#BITHCategory:din:Tools#BITHCategory:din:Weapons#BITH

Irish

Etymology

Category:Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#BITHCategory:Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷeyh₃-#BITH

From Old IrishCategory:Irish terms inherited from Old Irish#BITHCategory:Irish terms derived from Old Irish#BITH bith, from Proto-CelticCategory:Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic#BITHCategory:Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic#BITH *bitus (compare Welsh byd).

Pronunciation

Noun

bith m (genitive singular beatha)Category:Irish lemmas#BITHCategory:Irish nouns#BITHCategory:Irish entries with incorrect language header#BITHCategory:Irish masculine nouns#BITHCategory:Pages with entries#BITHCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BITH

  1. (literaryCategory:Irish literary terms#BITH) world

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of bith
radical lenition eclipsis
bith bhith mbith

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

Lower Tanana

Stem

bithCategory:Lower Tanana lemmas#BITHCategory:Lower Tanana stems#BITHCategory:Lower Tanana entries with incorrect language header#BITHCategory:Pages with entries#BITHCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BITH

  1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Customary botth (roll) botth (roll) botth (roll) botth (roll)

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old EnglishCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Old English#BITHCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old English#BITH biþ, third-person present singular of bēon (to be), from Proto-GermanicCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BITHCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BITH *biuþi, third-person present singular of *beuną (to be, become).

Verb

bithCategory:Middle English non-lemma forms#BITHCategory:Middle English verb forms#BITHCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#BITHCategory:Pages with entries#BITHCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BITH

  1. third-person singular present indicative of beenCategory:Middle English third-person singular forms#BITH

Usage notes

This form is less common than is except in southern dialects.

Descendants

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Category:Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#BITHCategory:Old Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷeyh₃-#BITH

From Proto-CelticCategory:Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic#BITHCategory:Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic#BITH *bitus (compare Welsh byd).

Pronunciation

Noun

bith m (genitive betho or betha, nominative plural betha)Category:Old Irish lemmas#BITHCategory:Old Irish nouns#BITHCategory:Old Irish entries with incorrect language header#BITHCategory:Old Irish masculine nouns#BITHCategory:Pages with entries#BITHCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BITH

  1. world
    • c.800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 68b9
      cia beith ar n‑acathar nech inna rétu inducbaidi in betha so, arnach·corathar i mmoth ⁊ machthad dia seirc ⁊ dia n‑accubur
      though it be that someone sees the glorious things of this world, that he may not be put in stupor and admiration by love for them and by desire for them
      Category:Old Irish terms with quotations#BITH
Declension
Masculine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative bith bithL bethaH
vocative bith bithL bethu
accusative bithN bithL bethu
genitive bethoH, bethaH bethoL, bethaL bethaeN
dative biuthL bethaib bethaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Category:Old Irish masculine u-stem nouns#BITH
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

bithCategory:Old Irish non-lemma forms#BITHCategory:Old Irish verb forms#BITHCategory:Old Irish entries with incorrect language header#BITHCategory:Pages with entries#BITHCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BITH

  1. inflection of is:
    1. third-person singular past subjunctive
    2. third-person singular future

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

bithCategory:Old Irish non-lemma forms#BITHCategory:Old Irish verb forms#BITHCategory:Old Irish entries with incorrect language header#BITHCategory:Pages with entries#BITHCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BITH

  1. alternative spelling of bíth

Mutation

Mutation of bith
radicallenitionnasalization
bithbith
pronounced with /βʲ-/
mbith

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

Category:Dinka lemmas Category:Dinka nouns Category:Irish lemmas Category:Irish literary terms Category:Irish masculine nouns Category:Irish nouns Category:Irish terms derived from Old Irish Category:Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic Category:Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European Category:Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷeyh₃- Category:Irish terms inherited from Old Irish Category:Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic Category:Irish terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Irish third-declension nouns Category:Lower Tanana lemmas Category:Lower Tanana stems Category:Middle English non-lemma forms Category:Middle English terms derived from Old English Category:Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic Category:Middle English terms inherited from Old English Category:Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic Category:Middle English third-person singular forms Category:Middle English verb forms Category:Old Irish lemmas Category:Old Irish masculine nouns Category:Old Irish masculine u-stem nouns Category:Old Irish non-lemma forms Category:Old Irish nouns Category:Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic Category:Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European Category:Old Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷeyh₃- Category:Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic Category:Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Old Irish terms with quotations Category:Old Irish verb forms Category:Pages with 5 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:din:Fishing Category:din:Spears Category:din:Tools Category:din:Weapons