béo

See also: beo, BEO, beò, and beó

Old Irish

Alternative forms

beo
beu
béu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʲeːu̯/

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

béo

alive
living

Inflection

o/ā-stem
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	béo	béo	béo
vocative	bí(i)* béo**	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

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	béo	béo^L	bí(i)^L
vocative	bí(i)	béo^L	béo^H
accusative	béo^N	béo^L	béo^H
genitive	bí(i)^L	béo	béo^N
dative	béo^L	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)

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

Verb

béo

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, 󱩎)

(chiefly Northern Vietnam) fat
Synonym: mập
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

Etymology 2

Verb

béo

Central Vietnam form of véo (“to pinch”)