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biseach
biseach
Irish
Noun
biseach m (genitive singular bisigh)
- intercalary day or year
- increase, addition
- improvement (especially with regard to health), recovery, recuperation
- Tá biseach mór air.
- He’s much better [after an illness].
- Tá biseach mór air.
Declension
Declension of biseach
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- bisigh (“to improve”)
- bliain bhisigh (“leap year”)
- lá bisigh (“intercalary day, leap day”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| biseach | bhiseach | mbiseach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “bisech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “bisex” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “biseaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "biseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.