bior
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish bir (“stake”).[4]
Noun
bior m (genitive singular beara, nominative plural bioranna)
Declension
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- Alternative genitive plural: bear
Derived terms
- bior fiacla m (“toothpick”)
- bior greanta m (“graver, burin”)
- bior oighir m (“icepick”)
- bior-róst (“spitroast”, verb)
- biorach (“pointed; sharp”, adjective)
- biorach m (“sharp, tricky, person; trick-winning card”)
- biorán m (“knitting needle; pin”)
- biorbheannach m (“pronghorn”)
- bioróg f (“rough horsetail”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish bir (“water; spring, well, stream”).[5]
Noun
bior m (genitive singular beara)
- (literary) water
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| bior | bhior | mbior |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 58
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 95
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 44
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 bir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bior”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old English
Noun
bīor m
- alternative form of bēor
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piɾ/
Noun
bior m (genitive singular biora, plural bioran)
Derived terms
- air bhioran (“excited”)
See also
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| bior | bhior |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “bior”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language