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bí

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IrishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Irish bí, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow, become, come into being, appear”).

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”).

VerbEdit

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

  1. (intransitive) be
Usage notesEdit
  • Only used with an adjective phrase or prepositional phrase as the predicative, never with noun phrases, for which the copular particle is is used instead.
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of bí
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present independent affirmative táim;
tá mé		 tá tú;
táir†;
taoi†		 tá sé, sí táimid;
tá muid		 tá sibh;
táthaoi		 tá siad;
táid;
tádar		 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* fuiltear
present negative nílim;
níl mé		 níl tú;
nílir†		 níl sé, sí nílimid;
níl muid		 níl sibh níl siad;
nílid		 nach bhfuil 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*; a mbíonns*†; a mbíos*†		 bítear
past habitual bhínn bhíteá bhíodh sé, sí bhímis;
bhíodh muid		 bhíodh sibh bhídís;
bhíodh siad		 a bhíodh /
a mbíodh*		 bhítí
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* 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; a mbeas†		 beifear
conditional bheinn bheifeá bheadh sé, sí bheimis;
bheadh muid		 bheadh sibh bheidís;
bheadh siad		 a bheadh /
a mbeadh*		 bheifí
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
† Dialect form

Derived termsEdit
  • bí ann (“exist”, verb, literally “be there”)

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Irish bí (“pitch”).

NounEdit

bí f (genitive singular bí)

  1. pitch, resin
DeclensionEdit
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 3Edit

Inflected forms.

AdjectiveEdit

bí

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

NounEdit

bí m sg

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

MutationEdit

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.

Further readingEdit

  • "bí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “attá” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “1 bí” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “bí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “bí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

MandarinEdit

RomanizationEdit

bí (Zhuyin ㄅㄧˊ)

  1. Pinyin transcription of 荸
  2. Pinyin transcription of 襣
  3. Pinyin transcription of 魮
  4. Pinyin transcription of 鼻

NavajoEdit

PronounEdit

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, Goossen, Irvy, Diné Bizaad: Speak, Read, Write Navajo, Salina Bookshelf, →ISBN, page 73:
      Łį́į́łgaii éí shicheii bí.
      The white horse is my grandfather's.

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

Navajo personal pronouns
singular duoplural plural
1st person shí nihí danihí
2nd person ni nihí danihí
3rd person bí bí daabí
4th person (3a) hó hó daahó

Old IrishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

Alternative formsEdit

VerbEdit

·bí

  1. second-person singular consuetudinal present indicative conjunct of at·tá
  2. third-person singular consuetudinal present indicative conjunct of at·tá

bí

  1. second-person singular imperative of at·tá
DescendantsEdit

The following forms are descended from the imperative:

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

Etymology 2Edit

Inflected form of benaid.

VerbEdit

bí (absolute), ·bí (conjunct)

  1. third-person singular preterite absolute and conjunct of benaid

Etymology 3Edit

See etymology on the main entry.

AdjectiveEdit

bí

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

MutationEdit

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

VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Vietic *k-biːrʔ ~ *k-piːrʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cpiir (“pumpkin”); cognate with Muong pỉl, proto-Monic *cmpiir (modern Mon သ္ပဳ (həpɔe, “pumpkin”)).

NounEdit

(classifier cây, trái, quả) bí (𦷬)

  1. pumpkin
  2. other plants in the Cucurbitaceae family

Etymology 2Edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 祕.

AdjectiveEdit

bí

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

VerbEdit

bí

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