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Beth

Beth

See also: beth and beð

English

Proper noun

Beth

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Elizabeth, Elisabeth, and sometimes Bethany. Also a formal given name or middle name.

beth

beth

See also: Beth and beð

English

Alternative forms

Noun

beth (plural beths)

  1. The second letter of the Aramaic alphabet, 𐡁
  2. The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ב
  3. The second letter of the Syriac alphabet, ܒ

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Hebrew alphabet

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲeθ/

Verb

·beth

  1. third-person singular past subjunctive of at·tá

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
beth beth
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbeth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • be’ (colloquial)
  • pa beth (literary)

Etymology

Originally the soft mutation of peth (thing) after pa (what), from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beːθ/

Pronoun

beth

  1. what?

Noun

beth

  1. Soft mutation of peth.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
peth beth mheth pheth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.