bíos

See also: bios and BIOS

Irish

Pronunciation

Verb

bíos

  1. (dialectal, Ulster) alternative form of bhíos (“present habitual relative of bí”)

Usage notes

The standard language uses bíonn for this term.

Mutation

Mutated forms of bíos
radical lenition eclipsis
bíos bhíos mbíos

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

References

  1. ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974), A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 176

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bíos”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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