bearach

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲaɾˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲaɾˠa(x)/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish berach (“pointed”); compare biorach (“pointed”).

Noun

bearach f (genitive singular bearaí, nominative plural bearacha)

  1. muzzle
  2. cone-like aperture of lobster pot
Declension
Declension of bearach

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bearach bearacha
Vocative a bhearach a bhearacha
Genitive bearaí bearach
Dative bearach bearacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhearach na bearacha
Genitive na bearaí na mbearach
Dative leis an mbearach

don bhearach

 leis na bearacha

Etymology 2

From Old Irish berach, describing an animal with pointed ears.

Noun

bearach m (genitive singular bearaigh, nominative plural bearaigh)

  1. heifer, young cow
Declension
Declension of bearach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bearach bearaigh
Vocative a bhearaigh a bhearacha
Genitive bearaigh bearach
Dative bearach bearaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bearach na bearaigh
Genitive an bhearaigh na mbearach
Dative leis an mbearach

don bhearach

 leis na bearaigh
Derived terms
  • beacán bearaigh (“toadstool”)
  • bearach bliana (“yearling heifer”)
  • bearach seasc (“dry heifer”)
Descendants
  • → Yola: benagh (misspelled)

Mutation
Irish mutation
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
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