beithir in Scottish Gaelic

IPA: /ˈpe.ɪɾʲ/ Forms: beathrach [genitive, singular], beithrichean [plural], beathraichean [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], beithir [mutation, mutation-radical], bheithir [lenition, mutation] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Irish beithir, possibly from Proto-Celtic *betrixs. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|beithir}} Old Irish beithir, {{inh|gd|cel-pro|*betrixs}} Proto-Celtic *betrixs Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|beathrach|||||||||plural|beithrichean|or|beathraichean||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=p|f11accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=gen|s|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} beithir m (genitive singular beathrach, plural beithrichean or beathraichean), {{gd-noun|g=m|gen=beathrach|pl=beithrichean|pl2=beathraichean}} beithir m (genitive singular beathrach, plural beithrichean or beathraichean)

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"beithir" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

Noun