béic

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish béiccid (“cries, roars, bellows”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲeːc/

Verb

béic (present analytic béiceann, future analytic béicfidh, verbal noun béiceadh, past participle béicthe)

  1. (intransitive) yell, shout

Conjugation

conjugation of béic (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun béiceadh
past participle béicthe
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present béicim béiceann tú;
béicir† 		béiceann sé, sí béicimid béiceann sibh béiceann siad;
béicid† 		a bhéiceann; a bhéiceas /
a mbéiceann* 		béictear
past bhéic mé; bhéiceas bhéic tú; bhéicis bhéic sé, sí bhéiceamar; bhéic muid bhéic sibh; bhéiceabhair bhéic siad; bhéiceadar a bhéic /
ar bhéic* 		béiceadh
past habitual bhéicinn / mbéicinn‡‡ bhéicteá / mbéicteᇇ bhéiceadh sé, sí / mbéiceadh sé, s퇇 bhéicimis; bhéiceadh muid / mbéicimis‡‡; mbéiceadh muid‡‡ bhéiceadh sibh / mbéiceadh sibh‡‡ bhéicidís; bhéiceadh siad / mbéicidís‡‡; mbéiceadh siad‡‡ a bhéiceadh /
a mbéiceadh* 		bhéictí / mbéict퇇
future béicfidh mé;
béicfead 		béicfidh tú;
béicfir† 		béicfidh sé, sí béicfimid;
béicfidh muid 		béicfidh sibh béicfidh siad;
béicfid† 		a bhéicfidh; a bhéicfeas /
a mbéicfidh* 		béicfear
conditional bhéicfinn / mbéicfinn‡‡ bhéicfeá / mbéicfeᇇ bhéicfeadh sé, sí / mbéicfeadh sé, s퇇 bhéicfimis; bhéicfeadh muid / mbéicfimis‡‡; mbéicfeadh muid‡‡ bhéicfeadh sibh / mbéicfeadh sibh‡‡ bhéicfidís; bhéicfeadh siad / mbéicfidís‡‡; mbéicfeadh siad‡‡ a bhéicfeadh /
a mbéicfeadh* 		bhéicfí / mbéicf퇇
subjunctive
present go mbéice mé;
go mbéicead† 		go mbéice tú;
go mbéicir† 		go mbéice sé, sí go mbéicimid;
go mbéice muid 		go mbéice sibh go mbéice siad;
go mbéicid† 		— go mbéictear
past dá mbéicinn dá mbéicteá dá mbéiceadh sé, sí dá mbéicimis;
dá mbéiceadh muid 		dá mbéiceadh sibh dá mbéicidís;
dá mbéiceadh siad 		— dá mbéictí
imperative
– béicim béic béiceadh sé, sí béicimis béicigí;
béicidh† 		béicidís — béictear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

  • béiceach (“yelling, clamorous”, adjective)
  • béiceadán m (“puffball; glutton; yeller, bawler”)
  • béicíl f (“(act of) yelling, shouting”)

Noun

béic f (genitive singular béice, nominative plural béiceacha)

  1. yell, shout

Declension

Declension of béic (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative béic béiceacha
vocative a bhéic a bhéiceacha
genitive béice béiceacha
dative béic béiceacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhéic na béiceacha
genitive na béice na mbéiceacha
dative leis an mbéic
don bhéic 		leis na béiceacha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of béic
radical lenition eclipsis
béic bhéic mbéic

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

Further reading

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