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bí

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bi"

Gokana

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Noun

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bí

  1. feces

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Hokkien

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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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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

  1. (intransitive) to be
Usage notes
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  • Only used with adjective or prepositional phrases as the predicate, never with noun phrases, for which the copular particle is is used instead.
Conjugation
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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
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  • bí ann (“exist”, verb, literally “be there”)

Etymology 2

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From Old Irish bí (“pitch”).

Noun

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bí f (genitive singular bí)

  1. pitch, resin
Declension
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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

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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bí

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

Noun

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bí m sg

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

Mutation

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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.

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Mandarin

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Alternative forms

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Romanization

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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
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Pronoun

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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

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See also

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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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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Verb

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·bí

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

bí

  1. second-person singular imperative of at·tá
Descendants
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The following forms are descended from the imperative:

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

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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bí

  1. third-person singular preterite absolute of benaid

·bí

  1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of benaid

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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bí

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

Mutation

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

Tày

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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bí

  1. to peel
    bí bắp ― to peel an [ear of] corn
  2. to open up; to tear
    Synonyms: déc, xẻ, xon
    bí nựa oóc ― to tear the meat.
    bí pha mo̱ ― to separate the bamboo panels and peek in
    Că̱m bí slí că̱m lắp
    Up for one night, sleep for four nights
    (literally, “One night with opened eyes, four nights with closed eyes”)

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References

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  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎[1][2] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎[3] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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 [Cuang] 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

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  • (North Central Vietnam) bín

Noun

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

  1. pumpkin
  2. other plants in the Cucurbitaceae family
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 秘.

Adjective

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bí

  1. (only in compounds) mysterious, secret, unknown
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Verb

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bí

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

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