bíogaíl

bíogaíl

Irish

Alternative forms

• bíogadaíl
• víogaíl

Etymology

From bíog (“chirp”) +‎ -aíl.

Noun

bíogaíl f (genitive singular bíogaíola)

1. chirping

Declension

Declension of bíogaíl

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative bíogaíl Vocative a bhíogaíl Genitive bíogaíola Dative bíogaíl

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bhíogaíl Genitive na bíogaíola Dative leis an mbíogaíl don bhíogaíl

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bíogaíl	bhíogaíl	mbíogaíl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "bíogaíl" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “cheep” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “chirping” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.