bí.
to be
Meaning & usage
to be
Where this word comes from
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”). The present dependent is from Old Irish fuil, eventually from Proto-Celtic *weleti "to see", while the past dependent and subjunctive is from roib, an augmented ro-form of at·tá.
pitch, resin
Where this word comes from
From Old Irish bí (“pitch”).
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