bearach

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲaɾˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲaɾˠa(x)/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish berach (“pointed”); compare biorach (“pointed”).

Noun

bearach f (genitive singular bearaí, nominative plural bearacha)

  1. muzzle
  2. cone-like aperture of lobster pot
Declension
Declension of bearach (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bearach bearacha
vocative a bhearach a bhearacha
genitive bearaí bearach
dative bearach bearacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhearach na bearacha
genitive na bearaí na mbearach
dative leis an mbearach
don bhearach 		leis na bearacha

Etymology 2

From Old Irish berach, describing an animal with pointed ears.

Noun

bearach m (genitive singular bearaigh, nominative plural bearaigh)

  1. heifer, young cow
Declension
Declension of bearach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bearach bearaigh
vocative a bhearaigh a bhearacha
genitive bearaigh bearach
dative bearach bearaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bearach na bearaigh
genitive an bhearaigh na mbearach
dative leis an mbearach
don bhearach 		leis na bearaigh
Derived terms
  • beacán bearaigh (“toadstool”)
  • bearach bliana (“yearling heifer”)
  • bearach seasc (“dry heifer”)
Descendants
  • → Yola: benagh

Mutation

Mutated forms of bearach
radical lenition eclipsis
bearach bhearach mbearach

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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