borráiste
Irish
Etymology
From Old French borage, from Medieval Latin borrago, either from Latin borra (“short wool, rough hair”) or Arabic الأَبُ مِنُ العَرَق (al-ʔabu minu l-ʕaraq, literally “father of sweat”).
Noun
borráiste m (genitive singular borráiste)
Declension
Declension of borráiste
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
borráiste | bhorráiste | mborráiste |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “borráiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN