bí

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Gokana

Noun

bí

  1. feces

References

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of bí – see 米 (“hulled or husked uncooked rice; husked seed; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 米).
For pronunciation and definitions of bí – see 美 (“beautiful; pretty; attractive; good-looking; delicious; tasty; flavoursome; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 美).

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bí.

The present indicative independent affirmative analytic form is from Old Irish at·tá, from Proto-Celtic *ad-tāyeti (compare Welsh taw (“there is”)), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“stand”).

Verb

bí (present analytic tá, future analytic beidh, verbal noun bheith)

  1. (intransitive) be
Usage notes
  • Only used with adjective or prepositional phrases as the predicate, never with noun phrases, for which the copular particle is is used instead.
Conjugation

Although the present dependent is generally used instead, the present independent affirmative is immune to lenition in most dialects and never would be subject to eclipsis.

conjugation of bí (irregular)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present
independent affirmative 		táim;
tá mé 		tá tú;
táir†;
taoi†;
tánn tú† 		tá sé, sí;
tánn sé, sí† 		táimid;
tá muid 		tá sibh;
táthaoi;
tánn sibh† 		tá siad;
táid;
tádar;
tánn siad† 		atá;
atáim (1st sg.);
atáir, ataoi (2nd sg.);
atáimid (1st pl.);
atáthaoi (2nd pl.);
atáid (3rd pl.);
atáthar (autonomous) 		táthar
present dependent fuilim;
fuil mé 		fuil tú;
fuilir† 		fuil sé, sí fuilimid;
fuil muid 		fuil sibh fuil siad;
fuilid 		a bhfuil*; go bhfuil*† fuiltear
present negative‡ nílim;
níl mé 		níl tú;
nílir† 		níl sé, sí nílimid;
níl muid 		níl sibh níl siad;
nílid 		nach bhfuil; ná fuil† níltear
present habitual bím bíonn tú;
bír† 		bíonn sé, sí;
bí sé, sí 		bímid;
bíonn muid 		bíonn sibh bíonn siad;
bíd† 		a bhíonn; a bhíonns†; a bhíos† /
a mbíonn*; go mbíonn*† 		bítear
past habitual bhínn / mbínn‡‡ bhíteá / mbíteᇇ bhíodh sé, sí / mbíodh sé, s퇇 bhímis; bhíodh muid / mbímis‡‡;
mbíodh muid‡‡ 		bhíodh sibh / mbíodh sibh‡‡ bhídís; bhíodh siad / mbídís‡‡;
mbíodh siad‡‡ 		a bhíodh /
a mbíodh*; go mbíodh*† 		bhítí / mbít퇇
past independent bhí mé;
bhíos 		bhí tú;
bhís 		bhí sé, sí bhíomar;
bhí muid 		bhí sibh;
bhíobhair 		bhí siad;
bhíodar 		a bhí bhíothas
past dependent raibh mé;
rabhas 		raibh tú;
rabhais 		raibh sé, sí rabhamar;
raibh muid 		raibh sibh;
rabhabhair 		raibh siad;
rabhadar 		a raibh*; go raibh*† rabhthas
future beidh mé;
bead 		beidh tú;
beir† 		beidh sé, sí beimid;
beidh muid 		beidh sibh beidh siad;
beid† 		a bheidh; a bheas† /
a mbeidh*; go mbeidh*† 		beifear
conditional bheinn / mbeinn‡‡ bheifeá / mbeifeᇇ bheadh sé, sí / mbeadh sé, s퇇 bheimis;
bheadh muid / mbeimis‡‡; mbeadh muid‡‡ 		bheadh sibh / mbeadh sibh‡‡ bheidís;
bheadh siad / mbeidís‡‡; mbeadh siad‡‡ 		a bheadh /
a mbeadh*; go mbeadh*† 		bheifí / mbeif퇇
subjunctive present go raibh mé;
go rabhad† 		go raibh tú;
go rabhair† 		go raibh sé, sí go rabhaimid;
go raibh muid 		go raibh sibh go raibh siad;
go rabhaid† 		— go rabhthar
past dá mbeinn dá mbeifeá dá mbeadh sé, sí dá mbeimis;
beadh muid 		dá mbeadh sibh dá mbeidís;
beadh siad 		— dá mbeifí
imperative bím bí bíodh sé, sí bímis bígí;
bídh† 		bídís — bítear
verbal noun bheith

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ quasi-independent; formed from a contraction of ní and the appropriate form of fhuil
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms
  • bí ann (“exist”, verb, literally “be there”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bí (“pitch”).

Noun

bí f (genitive singular bí)

  1. pitch, resin
Declension
Declension of bí

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative bí
Vocative a bhí
Genitive bí
Dative bí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an bhí
Genitive na bí
Dative leis an mbí

don bhí

Etymology 3

Inflected forms.

Adjective

bí

  1. (literary) genitive singular masculine of beo (“living”)

Noun

bí m sg

  1. (literary) genitive singular of beo (“living being”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bí bhí mbí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Mandarin

Alternative forms

Romanization

bí (bi2, Zhuyin ㄅㄧˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 荸
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 襣
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 魮／𱇒
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鼻

Navajo

Pronoun

bí

  1. third person singular and dual pronoun: he, she, it; they two
  2. third person singular and dual possessive pronoun: his, hers, its; theirs (for two people)
    • 1995, Irvy W. Goossen, Diné Bizaad: Speak, Read, Write Navajo, Salina Bookshelf, →ISBN, page 73:
      Łį́į́łgaii éí shicheii bí.
      The white horse is my grandfather's.

Derived terms

See also

Navajo personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person shí nihí danihí
2nd person ni nihí danihí
3rd person bí bí daabí
4th person (3a) hó hó daahó

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inflected forms of at·tá, derived from Proto-Celtic *buyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.

Alternative forms

Verb

·bí

  1. second/third-person singular habitual present indicative conjunct of at·tá

bí

  1. second-person singular imperative of at·tá
Descendants

The following forms are descended from the imperative:

  • Irish: bí
  • Manx: bee
  • Scottish Gaelic: bi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bí

  1. third-person singular preterite absolute of benaid

·bí

  1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of benaid

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

bí

  1. inflection of béo:
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. accusative/dative singular feminine
    3. genitive singular neuter
    4. nominative plural masculine

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bí bí
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ 		mbí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-biːrʔ ~ *k-piːrʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cpiir. Cognate with Muong pỉl, proto-Monic *cmpiir (modern Mon သ္ပဳ (həpɔe, “pumpkin”)), Riang sᵊpir¹, Khmu hmpiːr ("melon").

This word was originally referred to some kind of native gourd (pumpkins are from the Americas), most likely the wax gourd, now also commonly called bí đao; or maybe it was (and is still) just the word for cucurbits in general.

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) bín

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) bí • (秘, 泌, 費, 𦷬)

  1. pumpkin
  2. other plants in the Cucurbitaceae family
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 秘.

Adjective

bí

  1. (only in compounds) mysterious, secret, unknown
Derived terms
Derived terms

Verb

bí

  1. (informal or slang) to not know
    Cái đó thì bí.
    I don't know about that.
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