béo

See also: beo, beò, beó, bèo, bẻo, bẹo, and BEO

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• beo
• beu
• béu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeːu̯/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *biwos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Compare Welsh byw.

Adjective

béo

1. alive
2. living

Inflection

o/ā-stem

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	béo	béo	béo
vocative	bí(i)* béo**
accusative	béo	bí(i)
genitive	bí(i)	bíe	bí(i)
dative	béo	bí(i)	béo
plural	masculine	feminine/neuter
nominative	bí(i)	béoa
vocative	béo béoa†
accusative	béo béoa†
genitive	béo
dative	béoaib

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

• Irish: beo
• Manx: bio
• Scottish Gaelic: beò

Noun

béo m

1. being
2. creature

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	béo	béoL	bí(i)L
vocative	bí(i)	béoL	béoH
accusative	béoN	béoL	béoH
genitive	bí(i)L	béo	béoN
dative	béoL	béoaib	béoaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Related terms

• bethu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

béo (absolute), ·béo (conjunct)

1. first-person singular present subjunctive absolute and conjunct of at·tá

Verb

béo

1. first-person singular preterite absolute of benaid

Mutation

Mutation of béo

radical	lenition	nasalization
béo	béo pronounced with /βʲ-/	mbéo

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “béo”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˦˥]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

béo • (脿, 報, 󱩎)

1. (chiefly Northern Vietnam) fat

   Synonym: mập

2. fatty

   axit béo ― fatty acid

Derived terms

• béo bở
• béo ị
• béo mập
• béo ngậy
• béo nục
• béo phì
• béo tròn
• béo ú
• chất béo
• gan béo
• gan ngỗng béo
• vỗ béo

Descendants

• → Tày: bẻo

See also

• mỡ

Etymology 2

Verb

béo

1. Central Vietnam form of véo (“to pinch”)