beo

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

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Beami with o as a placeholder, influenced by Mougulu.

Symbol

beo

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Beami.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Beami terms

Breton

Adjective

beo

1. obsolete spelling of bev

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

beo

1. myna

Notes

In Indonesia, the word beo is sometimes mistakenly used to refer to psittacines, as opposed to actual myna birds.

Further reading

• “beo”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /bʲoː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /bʲɔː/

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

beo (comparative beo or beocha)

1. alive
2. active
3. lively
4. (broadcasting) live
5. live (being in a state of ignition; burning)

   Synonym: dearg

Declension

Declension of beo

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	beo	bheo	beo; bheo2
vocative	bheo		beo
genitive		beo	beo	beo
dative	beo; bheo1	bheo	beo; bheo2
Comparative	níos beo
Superlative	is beo

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

• Alternative plural form: beodha
• Alternative comparative forms: beocha (Cois Fharraige), beoichte (Ulster)

Derived terms

• beo-phéintéireacht
• beoghníomhaíocht
• beoigh
• beoshúileach
• díbheo
• maitrís bheo

Adverb

beo

1. (in a negative sentence) for the life of one

   Níl a fhios agam beo.

   I don’t know for the life of me

Noun

beo m (genitive singular beo, nominative plural beo)

1. living thing
2. life
3. livelihood
4. quick (sensitive flesh)

Declension

Declension of beo (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative beo beo vocative a bheo a bheo genitive beo beo dative beo beo forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an beo na beo genitive an bheo na mbeo dative leis an mbeo don bheo leis na beo

Related terms

• beatha f (“life; biography; living, livelihood; food, sustenance”)

Verb

beo

1. analytic present subjunctive of beoigh (“to animate”)

Etymology 2

Noun

beo m (genitive singular beo, nominative plural beonna)

1. alternative form of breo (“brand, torch; glow”)

Declension

Declension of beo (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative beo beonna vocative a bheo a bheonna genitive beo beonna dative beo beonna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an beo na beonna genitive an bheo na mbeonna dative leis an mbeo don bheo leis na beonna

Mutation

Mutated forms of beo

radical	lenition	eclipsis
beo	bheo	mbeo

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “beo”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 94; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “beo”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “beo”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “beo”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.o/
• Rhymes: -ɛo
• Hyphenation: bè‧o

Verb

beo

1. first-person singular present indicative of beare

Anagrams

• boe

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps a denominative verb from Proto-Italic *dwejos, itself possibly related to Latin bonus (“good”) (from Proto-Italic *dwenos). However, this etymology is uncertain and it is difficult to connect the term to Proto-Indo-European. Moreover, it is equally possible that the verb was formed from an adjective of the shape *bejo- or a noun *bejā-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbe.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbɛː.o]

Verb

beō (present infinitive beāre, perfect active beāvī, supine beātum); first conjugation

1. to bless
2. to gladden
3. to enrich (with)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of beō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	beō		beās		beat		beāmus		beātis		beant
	imperfect	beābam		beābās		beābat		beābāmus		beābātis		beābant
	future	beābō		beābis		beābit		beābimus		beābitis		beābunt
	perfect	beāvī		beāvistī		beāvit		beāvimus		beāvistis		beāvērunt, beāvēre
	pluperfect	beāveram		beāverās		beāverat		beāverāmus		beāverātis		beāverant
	future perfect	beāverō		beāveris		beāverit		beāverimus		beāveritis		beāverint
passive	present	beor		beāris, beāre		beātur		beāmur		beāminī		beantur
	imperfect	beābar		beābāris, beābāre		beābātur		beābāmur		beābāminī		beābantur
	future	beābor		beāberis, beābere		beābitur		beābimur		beābiminī		beābuntur
	perfect	beātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	beātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	beātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	beem		beēs		beet		beēmus		beētis		beent
	imperfect	beārem		beārēs		beāret		beārēmus		beārētis		beārent
	perfect	beāverim		beāverīs		beāverit		beāverīmus		beāverītis		beāverint
	pluperfect	beāvissem		beāvissēs		beāvisset		beāvissēmus		beāvissētis		beāvissent
passive	present	beer		beēris, beēre		beētur		beēmur		beēminī		beentur
	imperfect	beārer		beārēris, beārēre		beārētur		beārēmur		beārēminī		beārentur
	perfect	beātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	beātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		beā		—		—		beāte		—
	future	—		beātō		beātō		—		beātōte		beantō
passive	present	—		beāre		—		—		beāminī		—
	future	—		beātor		beātor		—		—		beantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		beāre			beārī			beāns			—
future		beātūrum esse			beātum īrī			beātūrus			beandus
perfect		beāvisse			beātum esse			—			beātus
future perfect		—			beātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		beātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		beandī		beandō		beandum		beandō		beātum		beātū

Derived terms

• beātus

References

• “beo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “beo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Middle English

Noun

beo

1. alternative form of bee

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be͜oː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *biumi (“am”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to become, be”).

Alternative forms

• bēom, bīom

Verb

bēo (West Saxon)

1. inflection of bēon:
   1. first-person singular indicative
   2. singular subjunctive
   3. singular imperative

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey- (“bee”). Cognate with Old Frisian bē (West Frisian bij), Old Saxon bīa (Middle Low German bīe), Dutch bij, Old High German bīa, bini (German Biene, dialectal Beie), Old Norse bý (Danish and Swedish bi). The Indo-European root is also the source of Lithuanian bi̇̀tė, Latvian bite, Proto-Slavic *bьčela (Old Church Slavonic бьчела (bĭčela), Russian пчела́ (pčelá)), Proto-Celtic *bekos (Old Irish bech, Irish beach).

Alternative forms

• bīo, bī

Noun

bēo f (nominative plural bēon)

1. bee

Declension

Weak n-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bēo	bēon
accusative	bēon	bēon
genitive	bēon	bēona
dative	bēon	bēom, bēoum

Derived terms

• bēobrēad
• bēoceorl
• bēogang
• bēomōdor
• bēonbroþ
• bēowyrt

Descendants

• Middle English: bee, be, beo, bey
  • English: bee
  • Scots: bee, be, beye, bie, bea
  • Yola: been (plural)

See also

• Bēowulf

Old Irish

Verb

beo

1. alternative form of béo

Mutation

Mutation of beo

radical	lenition	nasalization
beo	beo pronounced with /βʲ-/	mbeo

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

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• bijȇl (Ijekavian)
• bȉo (Ijekavian, dialectal)
• bȇl (Ekavian, dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bêo/

Adjective

bȅo (Cyrillic spelling бе̏о, definite bȇlī, comparative bȅljī or bèlijī) (Ekavian)

1. white
2. blank
3. blanched

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		beo	bela	belo
genitive		bela	bele	bela
dative		belu	beloj	belu
accusative	inanimate animate	beo bela	belu	belo
vocative		beo	bela	belo
locative		belu	beloj	belu
instrumental		belim	belom	belim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		beli	bele	bela
genitive		belih	belih	belih
dative		belim(a)	belim(a)	belim(a)
accusative		bele	bele	bela
vocative		beli	bele	bela
locative		belim(a)	belim(a)	belim(a)
instrumental		belim(a)	belim(a)	belim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		beli	bela	belo
genitive		belog(a)	bele	belog(a)
dative		belom(u/e)	beloj	belom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	beli belog(a)	belu	belo
vocative		beli	bela	belo
locative		belom(e/u)	beloj	belom(e/u)
instrumental		belim	belom	belim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		beli	bele	bela
genitive		belih	belih	belih
dative		belim(a)	belim(a)	belim(a)
accusative		bele	bele	bela
vocative		beli	bele	bela
locative		belim(a)	belim(a)	belim(a)
instrumental		belim(a)	belim(a)	belim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		belji	belja	belje
genitive		beljeg(a)	belje	beljeg(a)
dative		beljem(u)	beljoj	beljem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	belji beljeg(a)	belju	belje
vocative		belji	belja	belje
locative		beljem(u)	beljoj	beljem(u)
instrumental		beljim	beljom	beljim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		belji	belje	belja
genitive		beljih	beljih	beljih
dative		beljim(a)	beljim(a)	beljim(a)
accusative		belje	belje	belja
vocative		belji	belje	belja
locative		beljim(a)	beljim(a)	beljim(a)
instrumental		beljim(a)	beljim(a)	beljim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najbelji	najbelja	najbelje
genitive		najbeljeg(a)	najbelje	najbeljeg(a)
dative		najbeljem(u)	najbeljoj	najbeljem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najbelji najbeljeg(a)	najbelju	najbelje
vocative		najbelji	najbelja	najbelje
locative		najbeljem(u)	najbeljoj	najbeljem(u)
instrumental		najbeljim	najbeljom	najbeljim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najbelji	najbelje	najbelja
genitive		najbeljih	najbeljih	najbeljih
dative		najbeljim(a)	najbeljim(a)	najbeljim(a)
accusative		najbelje	najbelje	najbelja
vocative		najbelji	najbelje	najbelja
locative		najbeljim(a)	najbeljim(a)	najbeljim(a)
instrumental		najbeljim(a)	najbeljim(a)	najbeljim(a)

See also

Colors in Serbo-Croatian · boje / боје (layout · text)

bijel / бијел, beo / бео	siv / сив, sinji / сињи	crn / црн
crven / црвен, rumen / румен	narandžast / наранџаст, narančast / наранчаст; smeđ / смеђ, braon / браон	žut / жут; žut / жут
zelen / зелен	zelen / зелен
tirkizan / тиркизан, cijan / цијан; tirkizan / тиркизан	plav / плав	modar / модар
ljubičast / љубичаст; modar / модар, indigo / индиго	ljubičast / љубичаст, magenta / магента; ljubičast / љубичаст	ružičast / ружичаст, roza / роза

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˧˧]

• Audio (Hà Nội):

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Etymology 1

From Late Proto-Vietic *pɛːw (“leopard”), from Middle Chinese 豹 (MC paewH, “leopard”), probably through a Tai language. Doublet of báo.

Noun

(classifier con) beo • (豹, 𤣄, 𧴋)

1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) leopard, jaguar or cheetah

   Synonym: báo

Derived terms

• cọp beo
• hùm beo

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

beo

1. scraggy, scrawny

   Synonym: vòn

Derived terms

• bủng beo
• bụng ỏng đít beo