béarlagair

Irish

Alternative forms

• béarlagar
• beurlagair (obsolete)

Etymology

From English vernacular, altered by folk etymology to resemble béarla (“language, speech”) (compare Béarla (“English language”)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲiːa̯ɾˠl̪ˠəɡəɾˠ/ (corresponding to the form béarlagar)

Noun

béarlagair m (genitive singular béarlagair)

1. jargon
2. slang

Declension

Declension of béarlagair

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative béarlagair Vocative a bhéarlagair Genitive béarlagair Dative béarlagair

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an béarlagair Genitive an bhéarlagair Dative leis an mbéarlagair don bhéarlagair

Derived terms

• béarlagair na saor (“masons' slang”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
béarlagair	bhéarlagair	mbéarlagair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “béarlagair”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bérlacair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “béarlagair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “jargon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “slang”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024