bíog

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
singular plural
nominative bíog bíoga
vocative a bhíog a bhíoga
genitive bíge bíog
dative bíog bíoga
forms with the definite article
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

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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