bís

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bis"

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French vis (“screw”), from Latin vitis (“vine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲiːʃ/[1]

Noun

bís f (genitive singular bíse, nominative plural bíseanna)

  1. vise (two-jawed instrument for holding work)
  2. spiral

Declension

Declension of bís (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bís bíseanna
vocative a bhís a bhíseanna
genitive bíse bíseanna
dative bís bíseanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhís na bíseanna
genitive na bíse na mbíseanna
dative leis an mbís
don bhís 		leis na bíseanna

Derived terms

  • bís bhinse (“bench vice”)
  • bís ordóige (“thumb-screw”)
  • bís shuite (“set screw”)
  • crúca bíse (“screw-hook”)
  • staighre bíse (“spiral staircase”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bís
radical lenition eclipsis
bís bhís mbís

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 376, page 127

Further reading

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈbiːs/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈbiːs/

Noun

bís m animal

  1. alternative form of běs

Declension

Declension of bís (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative bís bísy bísi, bísové
genitive bísa, bísu bísú bísóv
dative bísu, bísovi bísoma bísóm
accusative bís, bísa bísy bísy
vocative bíse bísy bísi, bísové
locative bísě, bísu, bísovi bísú bísiech
instrumental bísem bísoma bísy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲiːs]

Verb

bís

  1. third-person singular present indicative habitual relative of at·tá

Mutation

Mutation of bís
radical lenition nasalization
bís bís
pronounced with /βʲ-/		 mbís

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

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