bearna

Irish

Alternative forms

bearn

Etymology

From Old Irish bern, berna.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɑːɾˠn̪ˠə/

Noun

bearna f (genitive singular bearna, nominative plural bearnaí)

gap (opening made by breaking or parting, allowing passage or entrance, or implying a breach or defect)

Declension

Declension of bearna

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bearna	bearnaí
Vocative	a bhearna	a bhearnaí
Genitive	bearna	bearnaí
Dative	bearna	bearnaí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an bhearna	na bearnaí
Genitive	na bearna	na mbearnaí
Dative	leis an mbearna don bhearna	leis na bearnaí

Alternative genitive singular: bearnadh
Alternative plural: bearnacha

Derived terms

Terms derived from bearna

bearna bhaoil (“gap of danger, breach (in battle)”)

bearna chustaim (“toll-bar”)

craobh-bhearna (“branch gap”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bearna	bhearna	mbearna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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