bea

Noun

bea

1. water
2. juice
3. liquid

References

• W. Ivens, Bugotu-English/English-Bugotu Concise Dictionary (1998)

Noun

bea

1. Tax.
2. Custom duty.

Anagrams

• Abe
• BAe

Verb

bea

1. third-person singular present indicative of beare
2. second-person singular imperative of beare

Verb

beā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of beō

References

• bea in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Noun

bea

1. Taxes, toll, dues.

Etymology

From Middle Irish betha, from Old Irish bethu (“life, existence”), from Proto-Celtic *biwotūts, from *biwos from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [beː]

Noun

bea f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. life

Mutation

References

• “betha” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Etymology

From Latin bibere, present active infinitive of bibō, from Proto-Italic *pibō, from Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [be̯a]

Verb

a bea (third-person singular present bea, past participle băut) 2nd conj.

1. to drink

Noun

bea

1. water

References

• transnewguinea.org, citing G. Reesink Languages of the Aramia River Area (1976), Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 19, and S. A. Wurm, The Kiwaian Language Family (1973), pages 217-224, in The Linguistic Situation in the Gulf District and Adjacent Area, Papua New Guinea (K. J. Franklin, editor)

Etymology

From Old French biau, from Latin bellus.

Adjective

bea (feminine bele)

1. beautiful; handsome; attractive; pretty