becht

See also: Becht

Middle Irish

Etymology

Apparently an archaic participle of boingid (“to break, strike”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲext/

Adjective

becht

  1. exact, precise, accurate
  2. sure, certain
  3. complete, entire

Descendants

  • Irish: beacht (“precise, exact”)

Mutation

Mutation of becht
radical lenition nasalization
becht becht
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ 		mbecht

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

Further reading

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