bíchearb
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish bicherb, from béo (“living, immortal”) + cerb (“silver”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʲiːçəɾˠəbˠ/
Noun
bíchearb m (genitive singular bíchearba)
- mercury, quicksilver
Declension
Declension of bíchearb
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- airgead beo
- mearcair
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bíchearb | bhíchearb | mbíchearb |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "bíchearb" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “bíchearb” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.