béo

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• beo
• beu
• béu

Etymology 1

From from Proto-Celtic *biwos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”). Compare Welsh byw.

Adjective

béo

1. alive
2. living

Descendants

• Irish: beo
• Manx: bio
• Scottish Gaelic: beò

Noun

béo m

1. being
2. creature

Related terms

• bethu

Etymology 2

Verb

béo (absolute), ·béo (conjunct)

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

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.

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese, from 胖 ("fatty")

Adjective

béo

1. fat, greasy

Derived terms

• gan béo (foie gras)
• gan ngỗng béo (foie gras)