bior

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɨɾˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲiɾˠ/

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

Declension of bior (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative bior bioranna vocative a bhior a bhioranna genitive beara bioranna dative bior bioranna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an bior na bioranna genitive an bheara na mbioranna dative leis an mbior don bhior leis na bioranna

• Alternative genitive plural: bear

Derived terms

• bior fiacla m (“toothpick”)
• bior greanta m (“graver, burin”)
• bior oighir m (“icepick”)
• bior-róst (“spitroast”, verb)
• biorach (“pointed; sharp”, adjective)
• biorach m (“sharp, tricky, person; trick-winning card”)
• biorán m (“knitting needle; pin”)
• biorbheannach m (“pronghorn”)
• bioróg f (“rough horsetail”)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bior m (genitive singular beara)

1. (literary) water

Declension

Declension of bior (third declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative bior vocative a bhior genitive beara dative bior forms with the definite article singular nominative an bior genitive an bheara dative leis an mbior don bhior

Mutation

Mutated forms of bior

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bior	bhior	mbior

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), “bior”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi͜uːr/
• Rhymes: -i͜uːr

Noun

bīor m

1. alternative form of bēor

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bīor	bīoras
accusative	bīor	bīoras
genitive	bīores	bīora
dative	bīore	bīorum

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

Derived terms

• air bhioran (“excited”)

See also

• bioran
• biorag
• biorach
• bioranach

Mutation

Mutation of bior

radical	lenition
bior	bhior

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “bior”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language