borgaire
Irish
Alternative forms
- burgaire
Etymology
Borrowed from English burger. By surface analysis, borg + -aire.
Noun
borgaire m (genitive singular borgaire, nominative plural borgairí)
- synonym of buirgéiseach (“burgess”)
- hamburger
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| borgaire | bhorgaire | mborgaire |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “borg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN