biorach

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish birach, berach (“pointed, sharp; having pointed ears, horned”). By surface analysis, bior (“pointed rod or shaft; spit, spike; point”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

biorach (genitive singular masculine bioraigh, genitive singular feminine bioraí, plural bioracha, comparative bioraí)

  1. pointed
  2. sharp
Declension
Declension of biorach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative biorach bhiorach bioracha;
bhioracha2
vocative bhioraigh bioracha
genitive bioraí bioracha biorach
dative biorach;
bhiorach1 		bhiorach;
bhioraigh (archaic) 		bioracha;
bhioracha2
Comparative níos bioraí
Superlative is bioraí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

biorach m (genitive singular bioraigh, nominative plural bioraigh)

  1. sharp, tricky, person
  2. (card games) trick-winning card
Declension
Declension of biorach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative biorach bioraigh
vocative a bhioraigh a bhioracha
genitive bioraigh biorach
dative biorach bioraigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an biorach na bioraigh
genitive an bhioraigh na mbiorach
dative leis an mbiorach
don bhiorach 		leis na bioraigh
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

biorach f (genitive singular bioraí, nominative plural bioracha)

  1. Alternative form of bearach (“muzzle; cone-like aperture of lobster-pot”)
Declension
Declension of biorach (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative biorach bioracha
vocative a bhiorach a bhioracha
genitive bioraí biorach
dative biorach bioracha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bhiorach na bioracha
genitive na bioraí na mbiorach
dative leis an mbiorach
don bhiorach 		leis na bioracha

Etymology 3

Noun

biorach m (genitive singular bioraigh, nominative plural bioraigh)

  1. Alternative form of bearach (“heifer, young cow”)
Declension
Declension of biorach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative biorach bioraigh
vocative a bhioraigh a bhioracha
genitive bioraigh biorach
dative biorach bioraigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an biorach na bioraigh
genitive an bhioraigh na mbiorach
dative leis an mbiorach
don bhiorach 		leis na bioraigh
Descendants
  • → Yola: benagh

Mutation

Mutated forms of biorach
radical lenition eclipsis
biorach bhiorach mbiorach

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish birach, berach (“pointed, sharp; having pointed ears, horned”). By surface analysis, bior +‎ -ach.

Adjective

biorach (genitive singular masculine bioraich, comparative bioraiche)

  1. sharp, pointed
  2. prickly, thorny
  3. barbed

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of biorach
radical lenition
biorach bhiorach

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

Further reading

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