bíogaíl

Irish

Alternative forms

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.
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