beu

See also: bèu and beü

Albanian

Noun

beu

1. inflection of bej:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite genitive/dative/ablative singular

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• beau

Etymology

From Latin bibō. Compare Romanian bea, beau.

Verb

beu (third-person present singular indicative bia, past participle biute)

1. I drink

Related terms

• beri
• biut

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin bos.

Noun

beu m (plural beus)

1. beef

Catalan

Verb

beu

1. third-person singular present indicative form of beure
2. second-person singular imperative form of beure

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøː/

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• Hyphenation: beu
• Rhymes: -øː

Adjective

beu

1. fed up, having had enough

   Ik ben het beu.

   We zijn de situatie beu!

Usage notes

• Can normally only be used in its indeclined form in the fixed expression exemplified above with zijn and a direct object.

Synonyms

• zat
• moede

Derived terms

• beuheid

Adverb

beu

1. (obsolete, of eating or drinking) to satiety

Esperanto

Verb

beu

1. jussive of bei

French

FWOTD – 20 April 2021

Alternative forms

• beuh

Etymology

Clipping of beuhère, verlan form of herbe (“grass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bø/

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• Homophones: beuh, beuhs, beus, bœufs

Noun

beu f (plural beus)

1. (verlan) marijuana, weed
   • 2005, Frédéric Beigbeder, L'égoïste romantique‎^[1], →ISBN:

     Quand il fume de la beu, Ludo devient un sage homme. Chaque fois que je lui pose une question essentielle, il se met à préparer un joint.

     When he smokes pot, Ludo becomes a wise man. Each time I ask him an existential question, he begins preparing a joint.

   • 2009, Richard Price, Souvenez-vous de moi‎^[2], →ISBN:

     Quand le chauffeur, un Blanc costaud aux cheveux en brosse, une boîte KFC sur les cuisses, fit descendre sa vitre, l’odeur de la beu sortit en volutes comme la vapeur d’un sauna. Lugo recula d’un pas en agitant l’air de la main.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Middle English

Adjective

beu

1. Alternative form of beau

Old French

Alternative forms

• beü (diaereses not universally used in transcriptions of Old French)

Verb

beu

1. past participle of boivre

Old Irish

Verb

beu

1. Alternative spelling of béo

Mutation

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

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bø/

Noun

beu m

1. ox