beoigh
Irish
Alternative forms
- beo
Etymology
From Old Irish béoigidir; synchronically analyzable as beo (“alive”) + -igh (verbal suffix).
Verb
beoigh (present analytic beonn, future analytic beofaidh, verbal noun beochan, past participle beoite)
- (transitive, intransitive) animate, enliven, freshen, liven (up), refresh, vitalise, perk up
Conjugation
First Conjugation (C)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | beoim | beonn tú; beoir† | beonn sé, sí | beoimid | beonn sibh | beonn siad; beoid† | a bheonn; a bheos / a mbeonn*; a mbeos* | beoitear |
past | bheoigh mé; bheos | bheoigh tú; bheois | bheoigh sé, sí | bheomar; bheoigh muid | bheoigh sibh; bheobhair | bheoigh siad; bheodar | a bheoigh / ar bheoigh* | beodh | |
past habitual | bheoinn / mbeoinn‡‡ | bheoiteá / mbeoiteᇇ | bheodh sé, sí / mbeodh sé, s퇇 | bheoimis; bheodh muid / mbeoimis‡‡; mbeodh muid‡‡ | bheodh sibh / mbeodh sibh‡‡ | bheoidís; bheodh siad / mbeoidís‡‡; mbeodh siad‡‡ | a bheodh / a mbeodh* | bheoití / mbeoit퇇 | |
future | beofaidh mé; beofad | beofaidh tú; beofair† | beofaidh sé, sí | beofaimid; beofaidh muid | beofaidh sibh | beofaidh siad; beofaid† | a bheofaidh; a bheofas / a mbeofaidh*; a mbeofas* | beofar | |
conditional | bheofainn / mbeofainn‡‡ | bheofá / mbeofᇇ | bheofadh sé, sí / mbeofadh sé, s퇇 | bheofaimis; bheofadh muid / mbeofaimis‡‡; mbeofadh muid‡‡ | bheofadh sibh / mbeofadh sibh‡‡ | bheofaidís; bheofadh siad / mbeofaidís‡‡; mbeofadh siad‡‡ | a bheofadh / a mbeofadh* | bheofaí / mbeofa퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go mbeo mé; go mbeod† | go mbeo tú; go mbeoir† | go mbeo sé, sí | go mbeoimid; go mbeo muid | go mbeo sibh | go mbeo siad; go mbeoid† | — | go mbeoitear |
past | dá mbeoinn | dá mbeoiteá | dá mbeodh sé, sí | dá mbeoimis; dá mbeodh muid | dá mbeodh sibh | dá mbeoidís; dá mbeodh siad | — | dá mbeoití | |
imperative | beoim | beoigh | beodh sé, sí | beoimis | beoigí; beoidh† | beoidís | — | beoitear | |
verbal noun | beochan | ||||||||
past participle | beoite |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
- beoigh suas (“liven up”, intransitive verb)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
beoigh | bheoigh | mbeoigh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “beoigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “beoigh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “beoigh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.