báirse

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English barge.

Noun

báirse m (genitive singular báirse, nominative plural báirsí)

  1. barge, wherry

Declension

Declension of báirse (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative báirse báirsí
vocative a bháirse a bháirsí
genitive báirse báirsí
dative báirse báirsí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an báirse na báirsí
genitive an bháirse na mbáirsí
dative leis an mbáirse
don bháirse
leis na báirsí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of báirse
radical lenition eclipsis
báirse bháirse mbáirse

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “báirse”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • barge”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • wherry”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024