bairneach

See also: bàirneach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish *bairnech, from Proto-Celtic *barinākos (barnacle, limpet).

Pronunciation

Noun

bairneach m (genitive singular bairnigh, nominative plural bairnigh)

  1. limpet

Declension

Derived terms

  • bairneach mín (blue-rayed limpet)

Descendants

  • Yola: barnaugh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bairneach bhairneach mbairneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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