bís

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bis"

Irish

Alternative forms

• vís

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲiːʃ/

Noun

bís f (genitive singular bíse, nominative plural bíseanna)

1. vise (two-jawed instrument for holding work)
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

Mutated forms of bís

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bís	bhís	mbís

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bís”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “bís”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bís”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈbiːs/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈbiːs/

Noun

bís m animal

1. Alternative form of běs

Declension

Declension of bís (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bís	bísy	bísi, bísové
genitive	bísa, bísu	bísú	bísóv
dative	bísu, bísovi	bísoma	bísóm
accusative	bís, bísa	bísy	bísy
vocative	bíse	bísy	bísi, bísové
locative	bísě, bísu, bísovi	bísú	bísiech
instrumental	bísem	bísoma	bísy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “bís”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• bíis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲiːs]

Verb

bís

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

Mutation

Mutation of bís

radical	lenition	nasalization
bís	bís pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbís

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