bithóm

Irish

Etymology

From bith- +‎ -óm.

Noun

bithóm m (genitive singular bithóim, nominative plural bithóim)

  1. (ecology, geology) biome

Declension

Declension of bithóm (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bithóm bithóim
vocative a bhithóim a bhithóma
genitive bithóim bithóm
dative bithóm bithóim
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bithóm na bithóim
genitive an bhithóim na mbithóm
dative leis an mbithóm
don bhithóm
leis na bithóim

Mutation

Mutated forms of bithóm
radical lenition eclipsis
bithóm bhithóm mbithóm

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) “bithóm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • bithóm”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025