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Irish
Etymology
From Old French viz (“screw”), from Latin vitis (“vine”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bís f (genitive singular bíse, nominative plural bíseanna)
- vise (two-jawed instrument for holding work)
- 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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References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bís”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “bís”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bís”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
bís m animal
- Alternative form of běs
Declension
Further reading
Old Irish
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 /β(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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