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

1. alive
2. living

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	béo	béo	béo
Vocative	bí(i)* 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
Notes	*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

1. being
2. creature

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	béo	béoL	bí(i)L
Vocative	bí(i)	béoL	béoH
Accusative	béoN	béoL	béoH
Genitive	bí(i)L	béo	béoN
Dative	béoL	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)

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

Verb

béo

1. first-person singular preterite absolute of benaid

Mutation

Mutation of béo

radical	lenition	nasalization
béo	béo pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	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

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˦˥]

Adjective

béo • (脿, 報, 󱩎)

1. (chiefly Northern Vietnam) fat

   Synonym: mập

2. fatty

   axit béo ― a fatty acid

Derived terms

• béo bở
• béo ị
• béo mập
• béo ngậy
• béo nục
• béo phì
• béo ú
• chất béo
• gan béo
• gan ngỗng béo
• vỗ béo

 

Descendants

• → Tày: bẻo

See also

• mỡ

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• véo
• nhéo

Verb

béo

1. (Central Vietnam) to pinch