bìth
See also: bith, bíth, bið, biþ, and bith-
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish bí (“pitch”), from Proto-Celtic *bitu, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷétu (compare English cud).
Noun
bìth f (genitive singular bìthe, no plural)
- glue, gum
- birdlime
- resin
- tar, bitumen
- pith
- caulking
Synonyms
- teàrr
Derived terms
- bìth-eòin f (“birdlime”)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “bìth”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language