barr

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish barr (“top, tip, end; crop, produce”).

Noun

barr m (genitive bairr, nominative plural barra)

1. top, summit, head, tip
2. (agriculture) crop, cut, yield
3. (of wavelength) crest

Declension

Declension of barr

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative barr barra Vocative a bhairr a bharra Genitive bairr barr Dative barr barra

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an barr na barra Genitive an bhairr na mbarr Dative leis an mbarr don bharr leis na barra

Derived terms

• uchtbharr (“parapet”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
barr	bharr	mbarr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Middle Welsh

Noun

barr m

1. top
2. summit, crest

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Romani

Noun

barr m (plural barr)

1. stone

Derived terms

• barrari
• barruno

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Swedish

Noun

barr n

1. needle; leaf of a coniferous tree
2. (dated, slang, uncountable) hair

Declension

Declension of barr

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	barr	barret	barr	barren
genitive	barrs	barrets	barrs	barrens

Related terms

• barra
• granbarr
• tallbarr

See also

• burr

Noun

barr c

1. (gymnastics) parallel bars

Declension

Declension of barr

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	barr	barren	barrar	barrarna
genitive	barrs	barrens	barrars	barrarnas