biorán

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish berán.[1] By surface analysis, bior +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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biorán m (genitive singular bioráin, nominative plural bioráin)

  1. pin
  2. hand (of clock)
  3. Alternative form of bearrán (annoyance; nuisance)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
biorán bhiorán mbiorán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “berán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 235, page 119
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 49

Further reading

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