bàirneach
See also: bairneach
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish bairnech, from Proto-Celtic *barinākos (“barnacle, limpet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paːɾʲɲəx/
Noun
bàirneach f (genitive singular bàirnich, plural bàirnichean)
- barnacle
- Synonym: bàirneach-bheag
- limpet
Derived terms
- bàirneach-bhàn (“white(cap) limpet”)
- bàirneach-choitcheann (“common (European) limpet”)
- bàirneach-dhromanach (“china limpet”)
- bàirneach-eagach (“slit limpet”)
- bàirneach-riabhach (“tortoiseshell limpet”)
- bàirneach-riabhach bhàn (“white tortoiseshell limpet”)
- bàirneach-thollta (“keyhole limpet”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| bàirneach | bhàirneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “2 bairnech”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN