béarla

See also: Béarla

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bélrae.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲiːa̯ɾˠl̪ˠə/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲeːɾˠl̪ˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲeːɾˠl̪ˠə/, [ˈbʲɛːɾˠl̪ˠə]

Noun

béarla m (genitive singular béarla, nominative plural béarlaí)

  1. (archaic) language, speech

Declension

Declension of béarla (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative béarla béarlaí
vocative a bhéarla a bhéarlaí
genitive béarla béarlaí
dative béarla béarlaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an béarla na béarlaí
genitive an bhéarla na mbéarlaí
dative leis an mbéarla
don bhéarla 		leis na béarlaí

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of béarla
radical lenition eclipsis
béarla bhéarla mbéarla

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

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