bairéad

Irish

Alternative forms

• bearád, birréad
• báiréad, baireud, barréad, bearad, bearrad, bearrád, birréd, birreud (obsolete)

Etymology

From a Romance source akin to French béret and Italian berretto/berretta, from Latin birretum, from Proto-Celtic *birros (“short”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠaˈɾʲeːd̪ˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠuɾˠeːd̪ˠ/, /bˠɾˠeːd̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲaɾˠad̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form bearád)

Noun

bairéad m (genitive singular bairéid, nominative plural bairéid)

1. cap

   Synonym: caipín

2. bonnet

   Synonyms: boinéad, caidhp

Declension

Declension of bairéad (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative bairéad bairéid vocative a bhairéid a bhairéada genitive bairéid bairéad dative bairéad bairéid forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an bairéad na bairéid genitive an bhairéid na mbairéad dative leis an mbairéad don bhairéad leis na bairéid

Derived terms

• bairéad cúil

Mutation

Mutated forms of bairéad

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bairéad	bhairéad	mbairéad

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bairéad”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 49
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bairéad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN