bíogaíl

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bíog (“chirp”) +‎ -aíl.

Noun

bíogaíl f (genitive singular bíogaíola)

  1. chirping

Declension
Declension of bíogaíl

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative bíogaíl
Vocative a bhíogaíl
Genitive bíogaíola
Dative bíogaíl

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an bhíogaíl
Genitive na bíogaíola
Dative leis an mbíogaíl

don bhíogaíl

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bíogaíl bhíogaíl mbíogaíl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bíogaíl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “cheep”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • “chirping”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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