beo

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See also: BEO, béo, beò, and be'o

Breton[edit]

Adjective[edit]

beo

  1. Obsolete spelling of bev

Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish béo (“living, quick; alive; a living being; an immortal”), from Proto-Celtic *biwos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Compare Welsh byw.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

beo (comparative beo or beocha)

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of beo
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive 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 comparative form: beocha (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from beo

Synonyms[edit]

  • (being in a state of ignition; burning): dearg

Noun[edit]

beo m (genitive singular beo, nominative plural beo)

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of beo

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative beo beo
Vocative a bheo a bheo
Genitive beo beo
Dative beo beo

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an beo na beo
Genitive an bheo na mbeo
Dative leis an mbeo

don bheo

 leis na beo

Related terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

beo

  1. present subjunctive analytic of beoigh

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
beo bheo mbeo
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  • "beo" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “béo” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Italian[edit]

Verb[edit]

beo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of beare

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Italic *dweos, from earlier *dwejos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”). Related to bene (“well”) (from *dwe-nēd) and bonus (“good”) (from *dwe-nos).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

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

Inflection[edit]

   Conjugation of beo (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 active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives beāre beāvisse beātūrus esse beārī beātus esse beātum īrī
participles beāns — beātūrus — beātus beandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
beāre beandī beandō beandum beātum beātū

References[edit]

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

bēo

  1. first-person singular active of bēon
  2. first-person singular subjunctive of bēon
  3. second-person singular subjunctive of bēon
  4. third-person singular subjunctive of bēon
  5. singular imperative of bēon

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-. Germanic cognates include 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 bìtė, Latvian bite, Proto-Slavic *bьčela (Old Church Slavonic бьчєла (bĭčela), Russian пчела (pčela)), Proto-Celtic *beko- (Old Irish bech, Irish beach).

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

bēo f (nominative plural bēon)

  1. bee
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from beo
See also[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Old Irish[edit]

Verb[edit]

beo

  1. Alternative form of béo

Mutation[edit]

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

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *bělъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

bȅo (definite bȇlī, comparative bèljī, Cyrillic spelling бе̏о)

  1. white
  2. blank
  3. blanched

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Colors in Serbo-Croatian · boje / боје (layout · text)
     bijel, beo
бијел, бео		      siv, sinji
сив, сињи		      crn
црн		      smeđ, braon
смеђ, браон
             ružičast, roza
ружичаст, роза		              crven, rumen
црвен, румен, ?		              narandžast, narančast
наранџаст, наранчаст		              žut
жут, žut
жут
             zelen
зелен		              zelen
зелен		              {{{mint green}}}, {{{dark green}}}              tirkizan (cijan)
тиркизан (цијан), tirkizan
тиркизан
             plav
плав		              modar
модар		              ljubičast
љубичаст, modar (indigo)
модар (индиго)		              ljubičast (magenta)
љубичаст (магента), ljubičast
љубичаст

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 豹 (“leopard; panther”; SV: báo), from Proto-Vietic *pɛːw (“leopard; panther”)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(classifier con) beo (豹, 𧲼, 𧴋)

  1. (dated) any big cat with spotted coat, such as the leopard, panther, jaguar or cheetah

Synonyms[edit]

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