bithóm

Irish

Etymology

From bith- +‎ -óm.

Noun

bithóm m (genitive singular bithóim, nominative plural bithóim)

1. (ecology, geology) biome

Declension

Declension of bithóm (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative bithóm bithóim vocative a bhithóim a bhithóma genitive bithóim bithóm dative bithóm bithóim forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an bithóm na bithóim genitive an bhithóim na mbithóm dative leis an mbithóm don bhithóm leis na bithóim

Mutation

Mutated forms of bithóm

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bithóm	bhithóm	mbithóm

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) “bithóm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “bithóm”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025