bearna
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bearna f (genitive singular bearna, nominative plural bearnaí)
- gap (opening made by breaking or parting, allowing passage or entrance, or implying a breach or defect)
Declension
Declension of bearna
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- bearna bhaoil (“gap of danger, breach (in battle)”)
- bearna chustaim (“toll-bar”)
- craobh-bhearna (“branch gap”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bearna | bhearna | mbearna |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bearna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bern”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bearna”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bearna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024