bairille

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish bairille (compare Scottish Gaelic baraill), from Middle English [Term?] or Anglo-Norman [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbˠaɾʲəlʲə]

Noun

bairille m (genitive singular bairille, nominative plural bairillí)

  1. barrel (container, metallic tube from which a projectile is discharged, unit of measure)

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bairille bhairille mbairille
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "bairille" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “bairille” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “bairille” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “bairille” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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