bíobhaí

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Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From bíobha (“wrongdoer”) +‎ -aí (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

bíobhaí (possibly obsolete)

  1. slyly mischievous
  2. criminal, wicked

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bíobhaí

  1. plural of bíobha

Mutation

Mutated forms of bíobhaí
radical lenition eclipsis
bíobhaí bhíobhaí mbíobhaí

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 372, page 126
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