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bior

bior

Irish

Noun

bior m ‎(genitive singular beara, nominative plural bioranna)

point, tip
spike
spur
pin
(cooking) spit
(cricket) point, fielding position between gully and cover

Declension

Declension of bior

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bior	bioranna
Vocative	a bhior	a bhioranna
Genitive	beara	bioranna
Dative	bior	bioranna

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an bior	na bioranna
Genitive	an bheara	na mbioranna
Dative	leis an mbior don bhior	leis na bioranna

Derived terms

Terms derived from bior

biorach ‎(“pointed; sharp”, adjective)
biorach m ‎(“sharp, tricky, person; trick-winning card”)
biorán m ‎(“knitting needle; pin”)

biorbheannach m ‎(“pronghorn”)
bior fiacla m ‎(“toothpick”)
bior greanta m ‎(“graver, burin”)

bioróg f ‎(“rough horsetail”)
bior oighir m ‎(“icepick”)
bior-róst ‎(“spitroast”, verb)

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.

References

"bior" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bir ‎(“stake”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piɾ/

Noun

bior m ‎(genitive singular biora, plural bioran)

See also

bioran
biorag
biorach
bioranach