béo

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, bíi* béo**
Accusative	béo	bí, bíi
Genitive	bí, bíi	bíe	bí, bíi
Dative	béo	bí, bíi	béo
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	bí, bíi	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
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
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 main entry.

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

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

References

• “béo” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˦˥]

Adjective

béo

1. (chiefly Northern Vietnam) fat

   Synonym: mập

2. fatty

   axit béo

   a fatty acid

See also

• gan béo (“foie gras”)
• gan ngỗng béo (“foie gras”)
• mỡ

Alternative forms

• véo
• nhéo

Verb

béo

1. (Central Vietnam) to pinch