bambairne
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bambairne m (genitive singular bambairne)
- someone in a mess, in an awkward position
- Tá mé i mo bhambairne.
- I’m in a pickle.
- Rinne sí bambairne díom.
- She made a fool of me.
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bambairne | bhambairne | mbambairne |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29
Further reading[edit]
- “bambairne”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bambainne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 52
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bambairne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN