Bíobla

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲiːbˠl̪ˠə/

Noun

Bíobla m (genitive singular Bíobla, nominative plural Bíoblaí)

1. Bible

Declension

Declension of Bíobla (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Bíobla Bíoblaí vocative a Bhíobla a Bhíoblaí genitive Bíobla Bíoblaí dative Bíobla Bíoblaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Bíobla na Bíoblaí genitive an Bhíobla na mBíoblaí dative leis an mBíobla don Bhíobla leis na Bíoblaí

Derived terms

• bíoblóir m (“Bible-reading proselytiser”)

Related terms

• bíoblóireacht f (“(act of) proselytising by means of bible-reading”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Bíobla

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Bíobla	Bhíobla	mBíobla

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Bíobla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN