"Bé" meaning in Irish

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Noun

IPA: /bʲeː/
Etymology: From bé (“woman, maiden”), from Old Irish bé, from Proto-Celtic *ben, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”). Etymology templates: {{m|ga|bé|t=woman, maiden}} bé (“woman, maiden”), {{inh|ga|sga|bé}} Old Irish bé, {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*ben}} Proto-Celtic *ben, {{inh|ga|ine-pro|*gʷḗn|t=woman}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|Bé|||||||nominative plural|Béithe|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Bé f (genitive singular Bé, nominative plural Béithe), {{ga-noun|f|~|Béithe}} Bé f (genitive singular Bé, nominative plural Béithe) Inflection templates: {{ga-decl-f4|B|é|éithe}}, {{ga-mut}} Forms: Bé [genitive, singular], Béithe [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Bé [indefinite, nominative, singular], Béithe [indefinite, nominative, plural], a Bhé [indefinite, singular, vocative], a Bhéithe [indefinite, plural, vocative], Bé [genitive, indefinite, singular], Béithe [genitive, indefinite, plural], Bé [dative, indefinite, singular], Béithe [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an Bhé [definite, nominative, singular], na Béithe [definite, nominative, plural], na Bé [definite, genitive, singular], na mBéithe [definite, genitive, plural], leis an mBé [dative, definite, singular], don Bhé [dative, definite, singular], leis na Béithe [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Bé [mutation, mutation-radical], Bhé [lenition, mutation], mBé [eclipsis, mutation]
  1. (Greek mythology) a Muse Tags: Greek, feminine Categories (topical): Greek deities
    Sense id: en-Bé-ga-noun-WGMt7Np7 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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