bë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "be"

Choapan Zapotec

Noun

bë

1. butterfly

References

• Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) “Yaca bia dao' rda lao layu”, in Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Zapoteco de San Juan Comaltepec, Choapan, Oaxaca‎^[1], Primera edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F., México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2006, page 24

Kashubian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt

Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei

Proto-Slavic *byti

Proto-Slavic *by

Kashubian bë

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *by.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɜ/
• Rhymes: -ɜ
• Syllabification: bë

Particle

bë

1. forms the conditional mood; would, would've

Conjunction

bë

1. in order to, so that

Declension

Combined forms of bë

	singular	plural	polite
1st person	bëm, bë jem	bësmë, bë jesmë	—
2nd person	bës, bë jes	bësta, bë jesta	bësce, bë jesce
3rd person	bë	bë	—

Derived terms

(suffix):

• -bë

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “by”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[2], volume 1, page 143
• “bë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Slovincian

Alternative forms

• b

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt

Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei

Proto-Slavic *byti

Proto-Slavic *by

Slovincian bë

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *by.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbə/
• Rhymes: -bə
• Syllabification: bë

Particle

bë

1. forms the conditional mood; would, would've

Derived terms

(suffix):

• -bë

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “bä”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[3] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 22