béarlagair
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish bérlacair, borrowed from Late Latin vernāculāris, from Latin vernāculus (“domestic, indigenous, of or pertaining to home-born slaves”), from verna (“a native, a home-born slave (one born in his master’s house)”), influenced in form by bélre (“language, speech”) (compare modern Béarla (“English language”)).
Noun
béarlagair m (genitive singular béarlagair)
Declension
Declension of béarlagair
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- béarlagair na saor (“masons' slang”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| béarlagair | bhéarlagair | mbéarlagair |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "béarlagair" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “jargon” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “slang” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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