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beo.

alive

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/bʲoː/Connacht, Munster/bʲɔː/Ulster

  1. alive

  2. active

  3. lively

  4. live

  5. live (being in a state of ignition; burning)

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish béo (“alive”), from Proto-Celtic *biwos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Compare Welsh byw.

adv/bʲoː/Connacht, Munster/bʲɔː/Ulster

  1. for the life of one

    Níl a fhios agam beo.
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish béo (“alive”), from Proto-Celtic *biwos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Compare Welsh byw.

noun/bʲoː/Connacht, Munster/bʲɔː/Ulster

  1. living thing

    masculine

  2. life

    masculine

  3. livelihood

    masculine

  4. quick (sensitive flesh)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish béo (“alive”), from Proto-Celtic *biwos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Compare Welsh byw.

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