bior

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bir (“stake”).

Noun

bior m (genitive singular beara, nominative plural bioranna)

  1. point, tip
  2. spike
  3. spur
  4. pin
  5. (cooking) spit
  6. (cricket) point, fielding position between gully and cover
Declension
Declension of bior

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bior bioranna
Vocative a bhior a bhioranna
Genitive beara bioranna
Dative bior bioranna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bior na bioranna
Genitive an bheara na mbioranna
Dative leis an mbior

don bhior

leis na bioranna
  • Alternative genitive plural: bear
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bir (“water; spring, well, stream”).

Noun

bior m (genitive singular beara)

  1. (literary) water
Declension
Declension of bior

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative bior
Vocative a bhior
Genitive beara
Dative bior

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an bior
Genitive an bheara
Dative leis an mbior

don bhior

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bior bhior mbior
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 58
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 95
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 44
  4. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  5. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 bir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bir (“stake”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bior m (genitive singular biora, plural bioran)

  1. spike, tine, prong
  2. spit, skewer
  3. pin, prick, thorn
  4. cusp

Derived terms

See also

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
bior bhior
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bior”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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