bíogaíl

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bíog (“chirp”) +‎ -aíl.

Noun

bíogaíl f (genitive singular bíogaíola)

  1. chirping

Declension

Declension of bíogaíl (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative bíogaíl
vocative a bhíogaíl
genitive bíogaíola
dative bíogaíl
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bhíogaíl
genitive na bíogaíola
dative leis an mbíogaíl
don bhíogaíl

Mutation

Mutated forms of bíogaíl
radical lenition eclipsis
bíogaíl bhíogaíl mbíogaíl

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

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bíogaíl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “cheep”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “chirping”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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