bíog

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Irish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Noun

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bíog f (genitive singular bíge, nominative plural bíoga)

  1. chirp

Declension

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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

Mutation

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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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