berach
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- birach
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbʲerax]
Adjective
berach
- pointed, sharp
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 60a6
- berach no birdae glosses ueretus
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 60a6
- having pointed ears; horned (of animals)
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | berach | berach | berach |
| vocative | beraig* berach** | ||
| accusative | berach | beraig | |
| genitive | beraig | beraige | beraig |
| dative | beruch | beraig | beruch |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | beraig | beracha | |
| vocative | berachu beracha† | ||
| accusative | berachu beracha† | ||
| genitive | berach | ||
| dative | berachaib | ||
*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| berach | berach pronounced with /βʲ-/ |
mberach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “berach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.rax/
- Rhymes: -ɛrax
- Syllabification: be‧rach
Noun
berach m
Noun
berach f
- locative plural of bera