biorán

See also: bioran

Irish

Etymology

From bior +‎ -án.

Noun

biorán m (genitive singular bioráin, nominative plural bioráin)

pin
hand (of clock)
Alternative form of bearrán (“annoyance; nuisance”)

Declension

Declension of biorán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	biorán	bioráin
Vocative	a bhioráin	a bhiorána
Genitive	bioráin	biorán
Dative	biorán	bioráin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an biorán	na bioráin
Genitive	an bhioráin	na mbiorán
Dative	leis an mbiorán don bhiorán	leis na bioráin

Derived terms

Terms derived from biorán

bioránach (“sprat”)
biorán brollaigh (“breast-pin; brooch”)
biorán cniotála (“knitting-needle”)

biorán cróise (“crochet-hook”)
biorán dúnta (“safety pin”)
biorán eangaí (“net-maker's needle”)

biorán gruaige (“hairpin”)
biorán hata (“hat-pin”)
biorán suain (“sleep charm”) (in folk tales)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
biorán	bhiorán	mbiorán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"biorán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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