Barbair
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Manx yn Varbeyr.
Proper noun[edit]
An Bharbair f (genitive na Barbaire)
- (historical) Barbary (the Mediterranean coastal region of North Africa)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Barbair
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Barbair | Bharbair | mBarbair |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading[edit]
- Entries containing “Barbair” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.