béarla

See also: Béarla

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bélrae.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲiːa̯ɾˠl̪ˠə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeːɾˠl̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeːɾˠl̪ˠə/, [ˈbʲɛːɾˠl̪ˠə]

Noun

béarla m (genitive singular béarla, nominative plural béarlaí)

1. (archaic) language, speech

Declension

Declension of béarla

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative béarla béarlaí Vocative a bhéarla a bhéarlaí Genitive béarla béarlaí Dative béarla béarlaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an béarla na béarlaí Genitive an bhéarla na mbéarlaí Dative leis an mbéarla don bhéarla leis na béarlaí

Synonyms

• (language): teanga

Derived terms

• Béarla (“the English language”)
• béarlamhail
• francbhéarla (“lingua franca”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
béarla	bhéarla	mbéarla
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “béarla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN