Beirn

See also: bèirn

Irish

Etymology

From German Bern, French Berne.

Proper noun

Beirn f (genitive Bheirn)

1. Bern (the capital city of Switzerland)

See also

• Cónaidhm na hEilvéise (“the Swiss Confederation”)
• An Eilvéis (“Switzerland”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Beirn	Bheirn	mBeirn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Bern”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “Berne” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.