barainn

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

barainn f (genitive singular barainne)

1. parsimony, thrift

   Synonym: tábhacht

Declension

Declension of barainn

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative barainn Vocative a bharainn Genitive barainne Dative barainn

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an bharainn Genitive na barainne Dative leis an mbarainn don bharainn

Derived terms

• barainneacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
barainn	bharainn	mbarainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “barainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “barainn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “barainn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.