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Old Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
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
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| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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béo
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béo
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béo
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| Vocative
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bí(i)*
béo**
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| Accusative
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béo
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bí(i)
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| Genitive
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bí(i)
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bíe
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bí(i)
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| Dative
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béo
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bí(i)
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béo
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| Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine/neuter
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| Nominative
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bí(i)
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béoa
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| Vocative
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béo
béoa†
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| Accusative
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béo
béoa†
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| Genitive
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béo
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| Dative
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béoaib
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| Notes
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*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
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Descendants
Noun
béo m
- being
- creature
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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béo
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béoL
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bí(i)L
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| Vocative
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bí(i)
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béoL
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béoH
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| Accusative
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béoN
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béoL
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béoH
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| Genitive
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bí(i)L
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béo
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béoN
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| Dative
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béoL
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béoaib
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béoaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Related terms
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
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| béo
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béo
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
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mbéo
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Vietnamese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
béo • (報, , 脿)
- (chiefly Northern Vietnam) fat
- Synonym: mập
- fatty
- axit béo ― a fatty acid
See also
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Verb
béo
- (Central Vietnam) to pinch