bior

bior

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɨ̞ɾˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɪɾˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bir (“stake”).

Noun

bior m (genitive singular beara, nominative plural bioranna)

1. point, tip
2. spike
3. spur
4. pin
5. (cooking) spit
6. (cricket) point, fielding position between gully and cover

Declension

Declension of bior

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bior bioranna Vocative a bhior a bhioranna Genitive beara bioranna Dative bior bioranna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bior na bioranna Genitive an bheara na mbioranna Dative leis an mbior don bhior leis na bioranna

• Alternative genitive plural: bear

Derived terms

• biorach m (“sharp, tricky, person; trick-winning card”)
• biorach (“pointed; sharp”, adjective)
• biorán m (“knitting needle; pin”)
• biorbheannach m (“pronghorn”)
• bior fiacla m (“toothpick”)
• bior greanta m (“graver, burin”)
• bioróg f (“rough horsetail”)
• bior oighir m (“icepick”)
• bior-róst (“spitroast”, verb)

 

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bir (“water; spring, well, stream”).

Noun

bior m (genitive singular beara)

1. (literary) water

Declension

Declension of bior

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative bior Vocative a bhior Genitive beara Dative bior

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bior Genitive an bheara Dative leis an mbior don bhior

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bior	bhior	mbior
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bior”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 bir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 44.
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 58

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bir (“stake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piɾ/

Noun

bior m (genitive singular biora, plural bioran)

1. spike, tine, prong
2. spit, skewer
3. pin, prick, thorn
4. cusp

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
bior	bhior
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

• bioran
• biorag
• biorach
• bioranach

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “bior”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language