bior

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɨ̞ɾˠ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪɾˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bir (stake).

Noun

bior m (genitive singular beara, nominative plural bioranna)

  1. point, tip
  2. spike
  3. spur
  4. pin
  5. (cooking) spit
  6. (cricket) point, fielding position between gully and cover
Declension
  • Alternative genitive plural: bear
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bir (water; spring, well, stream).

Noun

bior m (genitive singular beara)

  1. (literary) water
Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bior bhior mbior
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading


Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bir (stake).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piɾ/

Noun

bior m (genitive singular biora, plural bioran)

  1. spike, tine, prong
  2. spit, skewer
  3. pin, prick, thorn
  4. cusp

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
biorbhior
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), bior”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), 1 bir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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