bícéips

Irish

bícéips

Etymology

Borrowed from English biceps, from Latin biceps (“two-headed”)), from bi- (“double”) + caput (“head”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bʲiːˈceːpʲsˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲiːceːpʲʃ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲiːcepʲʃ/

Noun

bícéips f (genitive singular bícéipse, nominative plural bícéipsí)

1. (anatomy) biceps

Declension

Declension of bícéips (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bícéips bícéipsí vocative a bhícéips a bhícéipsí genitive bícéipse bícéipsí dative bícéips bícéipsí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhícéips na bícéipsí genitive na bícéipse na mbícéipsí dative leis an mbícéips don bhícéips leis na bícéipsí

Mutation

Mutated forms of bícéips

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bícéips	bhícéips	mbícéips

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bícéips”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN