béarla

See also: Béarla

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bélrae.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲiːa̯ɾˠl̪ˠə/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeːɾˠl̪ˠə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeːɾˠl̪ˠə/, [ˈbʲɛːɾˠl̪ˠə]

Noun

béarla m (genitive singular béarla, nominative plural béarlaí)

(archaic) language, speech

Declension

Declension of béarla

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	béarla	béarlaí
Vocative	a bhéarla	a bhéarlaí
Genitive	béarla	béarlaí
Dative	béarla	béarlaí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an béarla	na béarlaí
Genitive	an bhéarla	na mbéarlaí
Dative	leis an mbéarla don bhéarla	leis na béarlaí

Synonyms

(language): teanga

Derived terms

Béarla (“the English language”)
béarlamhail
francbhéarla (“lingua franca”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
béarla	bhéarla	mbéarla
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “béarla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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