Irish

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) be

Conjugation

Usage notes

This verb is used only with an adjective phrase or prepositional phrase as the predicative, never with a noun phrase as predicate.

Derived terms

• bí ann

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bí ‎(“pitch”).

Noun

bí f ‎(genitive singular bí)

1. pitch, resin

Declension

Etymology 3

Non-lemma forms.

Adjective

bí

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

Noun

bí m

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

Mutation

References

• "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.

Mandarin

Romanization

bí (Zhuyin ㄅㄧˊ)

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

Navajo

Pronoun

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 0-9644189-1-2, page 73:

   Łį́į́łgaii éí shicheii bí. The white horse is my grandfather's.

Derived terms

• daabí

See also

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲiː/

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• bii

Verb

·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

Descendants

The following forms are descended from the imperative:

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

Etymology 2

Inflected form of benaid.

Verb

bí ‎(absolute), ·bí (conjunct)

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

Mutation