Bé

See also: Appendix:Variations of "be"

Irish

Etymology

From bé (“woman, maiden”), from Old Irish bé, from Proto-Celtic *ben, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲeː/

Noun

Bé f (genitive singular Bé, nominative plural Béithe)

  1. (Greek mythology) a Muse
    Na naoi mBéithe ― The nine muses

Declension
Declension of Bé

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Bé Béithe
Vocative a Bhé a Bhéithe
Genitive Bé Béithe
Dative Bé Béithe

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Bhé na Béithe
Genitive na Bé na mBéithe
Dative leis an mBé

don Bhé

 leis na Béithe

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Bé Bhé mBé
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Bé”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “Muse”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

Further reading

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier bei, from Middle High German bīe, from Old High German bīa, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /be/, [bɪ]
  • Homophone: bé (can be distinguished using tone)
  • Hyphenation: Bé
  • Rhymes: -e

Noun

Bé f (plural Béjje, diminutive Béttje)

  1. (Eupen) bee

Derived terms
  • Béjjekaare
  • Béjjekörref
  • Béjjeschtéëk
  • Béjjewass
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