barriall

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

barr- +‎ iall

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠɑːˈɾˠiəl̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑːɾˠiəl̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠaːɾˠiəl̪ˠ/[2]

Noun

barriall f (genitive singular barréille, nominative plural barriallacha)

  1. lace, shoelace, bootlace
    Synonym: iall (bróige)

Declension

Declension of barriall (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative barriall barriallacha
vocative a bharriall a bharriallacha
genitive barréille barriallacha
dative barriall barriallacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bharriall na barriallacha
genitive na barréille na mbarriallacha
dative leis an mbarriall
don bharriall
leis na barriallacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of barriall
radical lenition eclipsis
barriall bharriall mbarriall

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

References

  1. ^ barriall”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 95

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “barriall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • barriall”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025