boireann

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish bairenn, from Old Irish bairenn (large stone; rocky district), from Proto-Celtic *barinā (rock, rocky ground), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥H- (mountain), from *gʷerH- (to elevate).

Noun

boireann f (genitive singular boirne, nominative plural boireanna)

  1. rock
  2. (geology) rocky country; karst

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Burren

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
boireann bhoireann mboireann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • bainionn, boirionn

Etymology

By dissimilation from Old Irish boinenn (female) (compare Irish baineann).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔɾʲən̪ˠ/

Adjective

boireann (comparative boirinne)

  1. female, feminine
  2. (linguistics) feminine

Derived terms

See also

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
boireannbhoireann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “boireann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “boinenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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