beus
See also: Beus
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
beus
- second-person singular present indicative of beure
Esperanto
Verb
beus
- conditional of bei
French
Noun
beus f
- plural of beu
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbʲe.us], [ˈbʲeu̯s]
Adverb
beus
- still (up to a time)
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 91b10
- Aní as·berinn cosse, is ed as·bǽr beus .i. derchoíniud du remcaisin Dǽ dínni ón.
- What I used to say up to now, I will say still, namely this is the despair of us for a providence of God.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 91b10
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| beus | beus pronounced with /βʲ-/ |
mbeus |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “beus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peːs/
Etymology 1
Noun
beus m
Etymology 2
From Old Irish bés, from Proto-Celtic *banssus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.
Noun
beus f (genitive singular beusa, plural beusan)
- moral qualities or manners, whether good or bad, virtue
- behaviour, deeds, custom, conduct
- amiability
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Noun
beus f (genitive singular beusa, plural beusan)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| beus | bheus |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.