bairille
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish bairille (compare Scottish Gaelic baraill), from Middle English barrell or Anglo-Norman baril.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbˠaɾʲəlʲə]
Noun
bairille m (genitive singular bairille, nominative plural bairillí)
- barrel (container; metallic tube from which a projectile is discharged; unit of measure)
Declension
Declension of bairille
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- bairille-orgán
- beoir bhairille
- bolg bairille
- orgán bairille
- rolladh bairille
- suíochán bairille
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bairille | bhairille | mbairille |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bairille”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bairille”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “bairille” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bairille” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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