bairín

bairín

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bairgen, from Proto-Celtic *bargos, *barginā (“cake, bread”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰars- (“spike, prickle”), see also Old Norse barr (“corn, grain, barley”), Latin far (“spelt”), Serbo-Croatian бра̏шно/brȁšno.[1]

Noun

bairín m (genitive singular bairín, nominative plural bairíní)

1. loaf (of bread)

   Synonyms: builín, bollóg

Declension

Declension of bairín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bairín bairíní Vocative a bhairín a bhairíní Genitive bairín bairíní Dative bairín bairíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bairín na bairíní Genitive an bhairín na mbairíní Dative leis an mbairín don bhairín leis na bairíní

Derived terms

• bairín breac

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bairín	bhairín	mbairín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “bairín”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 17

Further reading

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