beathaigh
Irish (Donegal)
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) feed, nourish
- (transitive) fatten
- (transitive) rear
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish bethaigid (confirms, sustains, feeds, supports, nourishes, quickens, animates) affix from Irish beatha (life).
Origin
Irish (Donegal)
beatha
Gloss
life
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
生
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antaibheathach Irish
- beatha Irish
- beathachruth Irish
- beathúil Irish
- frithbheathach Irish
- scag Irish
- scagbheathóir Irish
- bethaigid Old Irish
- betha Middle Irish