bís

See also: bis, Bis, bis-, biş, and biś

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French viz (“screw”), from Latin vitis (“vine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲiːʃ/

Noun

bís f (genitive singular bíse, nominative plural bíseanna)

  1. vice; screw
  2. spiral

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bís bhís mbís
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "bís" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “spiral” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “vice” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲiːs/

Verb

bís

  1. third-person singular present indicative consuetudinal relative of at·tá

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bís bís
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ 		mbís
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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