bís

See also: bis, Bis, bis-, biş, and biś

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French viz (“screw”), from Latin vitis (“vine”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲiːʃ/

Noun

bís f (genitive singular bíse, nominative plural bíseanna)

  1. vice; screw
  2. spiral

Declension
Declension of bís

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bís bíseanna
Vocative a bhís a bhíseanna
Genitive bíse bíseanna
Dative bís bíseanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhís na bíseanna
Genitive na bíse na mbíseanna
Dative leis an mbís

don bhís

 leis na bíseanna

Derived terms
  • bís bhinse (“bench vice”)
  • bís ordóige (“thumb-screw”)
  • bís shuite (“set screw”)
  • crúca bíse (“screw-hook”)
  • staighre bíse (“spiral staircase”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bís bhís mbís
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "bís" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “spiral” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “vice” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲiːs/

Verb

bís

  1. third-person singular present indicative consuetudinal relative of at·tá

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
bís bís
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbís
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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