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) point, tip spike spur pin (cooking) spit (cricket) point, fielding position between gully and cover ===== Declension ===== Alternative genitive plural: bear ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Irish bir (“water; spring, well, stream”). ==== Noun ==== bior m (genitive singular beara) (literary) water ===== Declension ===== === Mutation === === References === === 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 alternative form of bēor ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish bir (“stake”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piɾ/ === Noun === bior m (genitive singular biora, plural bioran) spike, tine, prong spit, skewer pin, prick, thorn cusp ==== Derived terms ==== air bhioran (“excited”) === See also === bioran biorag biorach bioranach === Mutation === === 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