bíog

See also: biog

Irish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

bíog f (genitive singular bíge, nominative plural bíoga)

  1. chirp

Declension

Alternative forms

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

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

Mutation

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

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