béic

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish béiccid (“cries, roars, bellows”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲeːc/

Verb

béic (present analytic béiceann, future analytic béicfidh, verbal noun béiceadh, past participle béicthe)

  1. (intransitive) yell, shout

Conjugation
conjugation of béic (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present béicim béiceann tú;
béicir†		 béiceann sé, sí béicimid béiceann sibh béiceann siad;
béicid†		 a bhéiceann; a bhéiceas /
a mbéiceann*; a mbéiceas*		 béictear
past bhéic mé; bhéiceas bhéic tú; bhéicis bhéic sé, sí bhéiceamar; bhéic muid bhéic sibh; bhéiceabhair bhéic siad; bhéiceadar a bhéic /
ar bhéic*		 béiceadh
past habitual bhéicinn / mbéicinn‡‡ bhéicteá / mbéicteᇇ bhéiceadh sé, sí / mbéiceadh sé, s퇇 bhéicimis; bhéiceadh muid / mbéicimis‡‡; mbéiceadh muid‡‡ bhéiceadh sibh / mbéiceadh sibh‡‡ bhéicidís; bhéiceadh siad / mbéicidís‡‡; mbéiceadh siad‡‡ a bhéiceadh /
a mbéiceadh*		 bhéictí / mbéict퇇
future béicfidh mé;
béicfead		 béicfidh tú;
béicfir†		 béicfidh sé, sí béicfimid;
béicfidh muid		 béicfidh sibh béicfidh siad;
béicfid†		 a bhéicfidh; a bhéicfeas /
a mbéicfidh*; a mbéicfeas*		 béicfear
conditional bhéicfinn / mbéicfinn‡‡ bhéicfeá / mbéicfeᇇ bhéicfeadh sé, sí / mbéicfeadh sé, s퇇 bhéicfimis; bhéicfeadh muid / mbéicfimis‡‡; mbéicfeadh muid‡‡ bhéicfeadh sibh / mbéicfeadh sibh‡‡ bhéicfidís; bhéicfeadh siad / mbéicfidís‡‡; mbéicfeadh siad‡‡ a bhéicfeadh /
a mbéicfeadh*		 bhéicfí / mbéicf퇇
subjunctive present go mbéice mé;
go mbéicead†		 go mbéice tú;
go mbéicir†		 go mbéice sé, sí go mbéicimid;
go mbéice muid		 go mbéice sibh go mbéice siad;
go mbéicid†		 — go mbéictear
past dá mbéicinn dá mbéicteá dá mbéiceadh sé, sí dá mbéicimis;
dá mbéiceadh muid		 dá mbéiceadh sibh dá mbéicidís;
dá mbéiceadh siad		 — dá mbéictí
imperative béicim béic béiceadh sé, sí béicimis béicigí;
béicidh†		 béicidís — béictear
verbal noun béiceadh
past participle béicthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms
  • béiceach (“yelling, clamorous”, adjective)
  • béiceadán m (“puffball; glutton; yeller, bawler”)
  • béicíl f (“(act of) yelling, shouting”)

Noun

béic f (genitive singular béice, nominative plural béiceacha)

  1. yell, shout

Declension
Declension of béic

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative béic béiceacha
Vocative a bhéic a bhéiceacha
Genitive béice béiceacha
Dative béic béiceacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhéic na béiceacha
Genitive na béice na mbéiceacha
Dative leis an mbéic

don bhéic

 leis na béiceacha

Derived terms

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

Further reading
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