bearach
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Old Irish berach (“pointed”); compare biorach (“pointed”).
Noun
bearach f (genitive singular bearaí, nominative plural bearacha)
Declension
Declension of bearach
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish berach, describing an animal with pointed ears.
Noun
bearach m (genitive singular bearaigh, nominative plural bearaigh)
Declension
Declension of bearach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Terms derived from bearach
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bearach | bhearach | mbearach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "bearach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “berach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “bearach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bearach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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