barra

See also: Barra, bárra, bárrá, barrá, and bårrå

English

Etymology 1

Variant forms.

Noun

barra (plural barras)

1. (Geordie) A barrow; a hand-pushed cart of the type commonly used in markets.

Related terms

• barra boy (Geordie)

Etymology 2

Clipping of barramundi.

Noun

barra (plural barras)

1. (Australia) A barramundi.
   • 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 281:

     ‘Nice fish,’ Norm said, looking at four charred-baked barra covered in fire ash stuffed into the bucket.

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /barˈra/ [bʌrˈrʌ]
• Hyphenation: bar‧ra

Noun

barrá f (plural agábu m or agaabá f)

1. (Southern dialects) woman
2. (Southern dialects) wife

Declension

Declension of barrá
absolutive	barrá
predicative	barrá
subjective	barrá
genitive	barrá
Postpositioned forms l-case barrál k-case barrák t-case barrát h-case barráh

Synonyms

• agboytá (Northern dialects)

Derived terms

• (diminutives): barraytó, barráytu (“wimp, weak person”) (all dialects)

References

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “barra”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Albanian

Noun

barra

1. definite nominative singular of barrë

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *barra, possibly from Gaulish *barros (“the bushy end”), cognate with French barre and English bar. Doublet of bar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈba.rə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈba.ra]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Noun

barra f (plural barres)

1. bar (metal item)

   barra fixa ― high bar

   barra d'eines ― toolbar

2. bar counter, wet bar
3. barbell
4. (ballet) bar
5. loaf (of bread)

   barra de pa ― baguette

6. bar (of chocolate)
7. (anatomy) jawbone, mandible
8. (figurative) cheek, impudence, audacity

   tenir barra ― to have a nerve

9. (heraldry) bend sinister

Derived terms

• barraample
• barrar
• barrella
• barres asimètriques
• barres paral·leles
• barró
• barrot
• codi de barres
• embarrar

Further reading

• “barra”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “barra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “barra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Etymology 2

Verb

barra

1. inflection of barrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ʁa/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

Verb

barra

1. third-person singular past historic of barrer

Noun

barra m (plural barras)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
   • 2021 April 9, chapter 123 (0:14 from the start), OldPee (lyrics)‎^[2]:

     Glock pour les tracas, dans les placards, c'est la cata
     D'puis l'temps, tu le barra, pour les barras, j'veux ma part

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2024 April 17, “Les vitesses” (0:41 from the start), Batbat (lyrics)‎^[3]:

     Le barra c'est top, on fait ça carré et pe-pro

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Galician

barra, O Piornedo, Galicia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbara̝/

Etymology 1

From Paleo-Hispanic , from Proto-Celtic *barros (“top, summit”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“point”). Cognate with Irish barr (“top, tip, summit”).

Noun

barra f (plural barras)

1. loft or platform, usually inside the house or the stables, used for storing items
2. attic
3. vine arbour
   • 1424, M. Mar Graña Cid (ed.), Las órdenes mendicantes en el obispado de Mondoñedo. El convento de san Martín de Villaoriente (1374-1500), separata de Estudios Mindonienses, page 292:

     a mitade do noso lagar con sua casa et barra et entradas et seidas

     half our winery with its house, its vine arbour, entries and exits

Derived terms

• barrela (“lumberroom”)

Related terms

• combarro (“garner; penthouse”)

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin barra, perhaps from Gaulish. Doublet of bar.

Noun

barra f (plural barras)

1. sandbank

   Synonyms: banco de area, restinga, taro

2. bar
3. (iron) rod
4. slash ("/" symbol)
5. (heraldry) bend sinister

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “barra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “barra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “barra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “barra 'parra'”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “barra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “barra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbˠaɾˠə/

Etymology 1

From Middle English barre, from Old French barre (“beam, bar, gate, barrier”), from Vulgar Latin *barra, of uncertain origin.

Noun

barra m (genitive singular barra, nominative plural barraí)

1. bar
2. (geography) (sand)bar
3. (law) bar
4. (music) bar
5. (sewing) tack

Declension

Declension of barra (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative barra barraí vocative a bharra a bharraí genitive barra barraí dative barra barraí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an barra na barraí genitive an bharra na mbarraí dative leis an mbarra don bharra leis na barraí

Derived terms

• barra abhann
• barra cuimilte
• barra na sinsear
• barra na sóisear
• barra spásála
• barraí moncaí

Etymology 2

Noun

barra m (genitive singular barra, nominative plural barraí)

1. alternative form of bara (“barrow”)

Declension

Declension of barra (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative barra barraí vocative a bharra a bharraí genitive barra barraí dative barra barraí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an barra na barraí genitive an bharra na mbarraí dative leis an mbarra don bharra leis na barraí

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

barra m

1. inflection of barr:
   1. variant genitive singular
   2. nominative/vocative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of barra

radical	lenition	eclipsis
barra	bharra	mbarra

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “barra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “barra”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “barra”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbar.ra/
• Rhymes: -arra
• Hyphenation: bàr‧ra

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *barra, possibly from Gaulish *barros (“the bushy end”). Doublet of bar.

Noun

barra f (plural barre)

1. rod, bar, slat
2. helm, tiller
3. stroke, slash ('/' symbol)
4. tray (computer)
5. (zoology, horse anatomy) bar (inward folds of the wall of a horse hoof)

Derived terms

• barrare
• codice a barre
• sbarra

See also

• zoccolo
• fettone
• muraglia
• suola

Etymology 2

Verb

barra

1. inflection of barrare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• barra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Maltese

Root
b-r-r
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَرًّا (barran, “outside”). Compare Egyptian Arabic برا (barra) and the same in many or most dialects.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbar.ra/
• Rhymes: -arra

Adverb

barra

1. out, outside, outdoors
2. abroad

Preposition

barra

1. outside (of)
2. except

Derived terms

• barbar (hypocorism of barra)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʁɐ/ [ˈba.hɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʁɐ/ [ˈba.hɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʁɐ/ [ˈba.χɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʁa/ [ˈba.ha]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʁɐ/

• (Rio Grande do Sul) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʀa/
• Rhymes: -aʁɐ
• Homophone: varra (Porto)
• Hyphenation: bar‧ra

Etymology 1

barra

From Vulgar Latin *barra, possibly from Gaulish *barros (“the bushy end”), cognate with French barre and English bar. Doublet of bar.

Noun

barra f (plural barras)

1. bar (solid object with uniform cross-section)
2. bar, ingot
3. cuff (the end of a pants leg, folded up)
4. (typography) slash
5. (heraldry) bend sinister
6. (sports) crossbar
7. (geography) bar (ridge or succession of ridges of sand or other substance)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:barra.

Derived terms

• barra de vida
• barra oblíqua
• barra pesada
• barrar

Etymology 2

Verb

barra

1. inflection of barrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of barrir

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈparˠə/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

barra m

1. spike
2. bar
3. Court of Justice
4. sandbank

Derived terms

• barra-mhìslein m (“common bird's foot trefoil”)

Etymology 2

Noun

barra m

1. genitive singular of bàrr

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “barra”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[4], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya balla and Kambaata bara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾːa/
• Hyphenation: bar‧ra

Noun

barra m 

1. day
2. time

Verb

barra

1. (intransitive) to be late

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007), A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “barra”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbara/ [ˈba.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: ba‧rra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *barra, possibly from Gaulish *barros (“the bushy end”), cognate with French barre and English bar. Doublet of bar.

Noun

barra f (plural barras)

1. bar, rod (a solid, more or less rigid object of metal or other material with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length)
2. bar (a counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.)
3. (typography) bar (various lines used as punctuation or diacritics, such as the pipe ⟨|⟩, fraction bar (as in ¹⁄₂))

   Synonyms: (|) barra vertical, (¹⁄₂) barra de fracción

4. slash ("/" symbol)

   Synonyms: barra inclinada, barra oblicua

5. (computing, rare, proscribed) backslash ("\" symbol)

   Synonyms: barra invertida, barra inversa

6. (heraldry) bend sinister
7. (exercise, weightlifting) barbell
8. fan, crowd, supporter, especially political

   Synonym: porra

9. ellipsis of barra de pan

Derived terms

• baile en barra
• barra americana
• barra baja
• barra brava
• barra con pesas
• barra de abogados
• barra de bastardía
• barra de compás
• barra de desplazamiento
• barra de equilibrio
• barra de flexión
• barra de labios
• barra de menú
• barra de pan
• barra de tareas
• barra de torsión
• barra espaciadora
• barra fija
• barra libre
• barra luminosa
• barra oblicua
• barra vertical
• barras asimétricas
• barras del día
• barrera
• barrilla
• barrote
• cabo de barra
• código de barras
• diagrama de barras
• goma en barra
• hacer barra

Etymology 2

Verb

barra

1. inflection of barrer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative
2. inflection of barrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “barra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Swedish

Etymology

barr (“needle”) +‎ -a

Verb

barra (present barrar, preterite barrade, supine barrat, imperative barra)

1. (of a conifer, especially a Christmas tree) to drop one's needles

   Vår gran barrar så fort någon petar på den.

   Our Christmas tree sheds its needles as soon as someone pokes it.

Conjugation

Conjugation of barra (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	barra		—
supine	barrat		—
imperative	barra		—
imper. plural1	barren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	barrar	barrade	—	—
ind. plural1	barra	barrade	—	—
subjunctive2	barre	barrade	—	—
present participle		barrande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• barr
• barrning