beirigh

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish beirbigid, suffixed form of Old Irish berbaid, from Proto-Celtic *berwāti, denominal verb from *berwos (stew), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (to boil).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

beirigh (present analytic beiríonn, future analytic beireoidh, verbal noun beiriú, past participle beirithe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, cooking) boil; cook by boiling
    Synonym: bruith
  2. (transitive, intransitive, cooking) bake
    Synonym: bruith

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • beirithe (touchy; precocious; old-fashioned)

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
beirigh bheirigh mbeirigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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