béo

See also: beo, BEO, beò, and beó

Old Irish

Alternative forms

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

alive
living

Inflection

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

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	béo	béo^L	bí(i)^L
Vocative	bí(i)	béo^L	béo^H
Accusative	béo^N	béo^L	béo^H
Genitive	bí(i)^L	béo	béo^N
Dative	béo^L	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)

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

Verb

béo

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, 󱩎)

(chiefly Northern Vietnam) fat
Synonym: mập
fatty
axit béo ― a fatty acid

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Tày: bẻo

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

véo
nhéo

Verb

béo

(Central Vietnam) to pinch