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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French viz (“screw”), from Latin vitis (“vine”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bís f (genitive singular bíse, nominative plural bíseanna)
- vice; screw
- spiral
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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bís
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bhís
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mbís
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bís”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “spiral”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “vice”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “bís” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
bís
- third-person singular present indicative habitual relative of at·tá
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
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Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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bís
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bís pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
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mbís
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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