biur

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲiu̯r/

Etymology 1

Noun

biur n (genitive bero or bera, nominative plural beura)

1. Alternative form of bir (“spit”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

biur

1. dative singular of bir

Verb

·biur

1. first-person singular present indicative conjunct of beirid

Mutation

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

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bebruz, whence also Old English befer, Old High German bibar.

Noun

biur m

1. beaver

Declension

  Declension of biur (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	biūrer	biūrrin	biūrar	biūranir, biūraner
accusative	biūr	biūrin	biūra	biūrana
dative	biūri, biūre	biūrinum, biūrenom	biūrum, biūrom	biūrumin, biūromen
genitive	biūrs	biūrsins	biūra	biūranna

Descendants

• Swedish: bjur

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjur/
• Rhymes: -ur
• Syllabification: biur

Noun

biur

1. genitive plural of biuro