bairneach
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See also: bàirneach
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish *bairnech, from Proto-Celtic *barinākos (“barnacle, limpet”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bairneach m (genitive singular bairnigh, nominative plural bairnigh)
Declension[edit]
Declension of bairneach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- bairneach mín (“blue-rayed limpet”)
Descendants[edit]
- → Yola: barnaugh
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bairneach | bhairneach | mbairneach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bairneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 bairnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “bairneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bairneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 278