Irish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From bíobha (wrongdoer) +‎ -aí.

Adjective

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bíobhaí (possibly obsolete)

  1. slyly mischievous
  2. criminal, wicked

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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bíobhaí

  1. plural of bíobha

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bíobhaí bhíobhaí mbíobhaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 372, page 126