báire
See also: baire and bàire
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish báire.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑːɾʲə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠæːɾʲə/
Noun
báire m (genitive singular báire, nominative plural báirí)
- match, contest
- (hurling) match
- (sports) goal (score gained; target area)
- shoal (of fish)
Declension
Declension of báire
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Synonyms
- (score gained, target area): cúl
- (target area): góraí
Derived terms
- báireoir, cúl báire (“goalie”)
- buachaill báire (“playboy, trickster”)
- cailín báire (“tomboy”)
- poc báire (“stroke”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
báire | bháire | mbáire |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “1 báire” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Further reading
- "báire" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “goal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “school” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “shoal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.