bàirneach
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See also: bairneach
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish *bairnech, from Proto-Celtic *barinākos (“barnacle, limpet”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bàirneach f (genitive singular bàirnich, plural bàirnichean)
- barnacle
- Synonym: bàirneach-bheag
- limpet
Derived terms[edit]
- bàirneach-bhàn (“white(cap) limpet”)
- bàirneach-choitcheann (“common (European) limpet”)
- bàirneach-dhromanach (“china limpet”)
- bàirneach-eagach (“slit limpet”)
- bàirneach-riabhach (“tortoiseshell limpet”)
- bàirneach-riabhach bhàn (“white tortoiseshell limpet”)
- bàirneach-thollta (“keyhole limpet”)
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
bàirneach | bhàirneach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “bàirneach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 bairnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
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- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
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- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
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