bíog

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See also: biog

Irish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

bíog f (genitive singular bíge, nominative plural bíoga)

  1. chirp

Declension

Declension of bíog (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bíog bíoga
vocative a bhíog a bhíoga
genitive bíge bíog
dative bíog bíoga
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bhíog na bíoga
genitive na bíge na mbíog
dative leis an mbíog
don bhíog 		leis na bíoga

Alternative forms

Verb

bíog (present analytic bíogann, future analytic bíogfaidh, verbal noun bíogadh, past participle bíogtha)

  1. (intransitive) start, jump
  2. (intransitive, of muscle) twitch

Conjugation

conjugation of bíog (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present bíogim bíogann tú;
bíogir† 		bíogann sé, sí bíogimid bíogann sibh bíogann siad;
bíogid† 		a bhíogann; a bhíogas /
a mbíogann* 		bíogtar
past bhíog mé; bhíogas bhíog tú; bhíogis bhíog sé, sí bhíogamar; bhíog muid bhíog sibh; bhíogabhair bhíog siad; bhíogadar a bhíog /
ar bhíog* 		bíogadh
past habitual bhíoginn / mbíoginn‡‡ bhíogtá / mbíogtᇇ bhíogadh sé, sí / mbíogadh sé, s퇇 bhíogimis; bhíogadh muid / mbíogimis‡‡; mbíogadh muid‡‡ bhíogadh sibh / mbíogadh sibh‡‡ bhíogidís; bhíogadh siad / mbíogidís‡‡; mbíogadh siad‡‡ a bhíogadh /
a mbíogadh* 		bhíogtí / mbíogt퇇
future bíogfidh mé;
bíogfad 		bíogfidh tú;
bíogfir† 		bíogfidh sé, sí bíogfimid;
bíogfidh muid 		bíogfidh sibh bíogfidh siad;
bíogfid† 		a bhíogfidh; a bhíogfas /
a mbíogfidh* 		bíogfar
conditional bhíogfinn / mbíogfinn‡‡ bhíogfá / mbíogfᇇ bhíogfadh sé, sí / mbíogfadh sé, s퇇 bhíogfimis; bhíogfadh muid / mbíogfimis‡‡; mbíogfadh muid‡‡ bhíogfadh sibh / mbíogfadh sibh‡‡ bhíogfidís; bhíogfadh siad / mbíogfidís‡‡; mbíogfadh siad‡‡ a bhíogfadh /
a mbíogfadh* 		bhíogfí / mbíogf퇇
subjunctive present go mbíog mé;
go mbíogad† 		go mbíog tú;
go mbíogir† 		go mbíog sé, sí go mbíogimid;
go mbíog muid 		go mbíog sibh go mbíog siad;
go mbíogid† 		— go mbíogtar
past dá mbíoginn dá mbíogtá dá mbíogadh sé, sí dá mbíogimis;
dá mbíogadh muid 		dá mbíogadh sibh dá mbíogidís;
dá mbíogadh siad 		— dá mbíogtí
imperative bíogim bíog bíogadh sé, sí bíogimis bíogigí;
bíogidh† 		bíogidís — bíogtar
verbal noun bíogadh
past participle bíogtha

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

Derived terms

  • bíogach (“chirpy; jumpy; twitching; startling”, adjective)
  • bíogaíl f (“chirping”)
  • bíogaire m (“sprightly person”)
  • bíogúil (“jumpy; lively; sprightly”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bíog
radical lenition eclipsis
bíog bhíog mbíog

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

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