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Irish
Etymology
From bearna (“gap”) + míl (genitive singular of míol (“animal; hare”)). The pronunciation given by Finck for Aran Irish suggests a confusion with either bearna bhaoil (“gap of danger, the breach”) or bearna mhaol (“a gap not closed up to the usual height”, literally “bald gap”)[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʲaːɾˠn̪ˠə ˈvʲiːlʲ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbʲaːɾˠn̪ˠə ˈwiːl/, (older) /ˈbʲaːɾˠn̪ˠə ˈwɯːl/[2]
Noun
bearna mhíl f (genitive singular bearna mhíl, nominative plural bearnaí míl)
- harelip, cleft lip
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