beu
Albanian
Noun
beu
- inflection of bej:
- definite nominative singular
- indefinite genitive/dative/ablative singular
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin bibō. Compare Romanian bea, beau.
Verb
beu first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative bia, past participle biute)
- to drink
Related terms
- beri
- biut
Bourguignon
Etymology
Noun
beu m (plural beus)
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
beu
- inflection of beure:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bøː/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: beu
- Rhymes: -øː
Adjective
beu
Usage notes
- Can normally only be used in its indeclined form in the fixed expression exemplified above with zijn and a direct object.
Derived terms
- beuheid
- kotsbeu
Adverb
beu
- (obsolete, of eating or drinking) to satiety
Esperanto
Verb
beu
- jussive of bei
French
FWOTD – 20 April 2021
Alternative forms
Etymology
Clipping of beuhère, verlan form of herbe (“grass”).
Pronunciation
Noun
beu f (plural beus)
- (Verlan) weed, pot (marijuana)
- 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.
- When the driver, a burly white man with a crew cut and a KFC bucket between his thighs, lowered his window, the smell of weed billowed out like steam from a sauna. Lugo took a step back, fanning the air with his hand.
Middle English
Adjective
beu
- alternative form of beau
Old French
Alternative forms
- beü (diaereses not universally used in transcriptions of Old French)
Verb
beu
- past participle of boivre
Old Irish
Verb
beu
- alternative spelling of béo
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| beu | beu pronounced with /βʲ-/ |
mbeu |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bø/
Noun
beu m