bíog

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic.

Noun[edit]

bíog f (genitive singular bíge, nominative plural bíoga)

  1. chirp

Declension[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

bíog (present analytic bíogann, future analytic bíogfaidh, verbal noun bíogadh, past participle bíogtha)

  1. (intransitive) start, jump
  2. (intransitive, of muscle) twitch

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • bíogach (chirpy; jumpy; twitching; startling, adjective)
  • bíogaíl f (chirping)
  • bíogaire m (sprightly person)
  • bíogúil (jumpy; lively; sprightly, adjective)

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bíog bhíog mbíog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]