bairbéal

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

bairbéal m (genitive singular bairbéil, nominative plural bairbéil)

1. (workman's) apron

Declension

Declension of bairbéal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bairbéal bairbéil Vocative a bhairbéil a bhairbéala Genitive bairbéil bairbéal Dative bairbéal bairbéil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bairbéal na bairbéil Genitive an bhairbéil na mbairbéal Dative leis an mbairbéal don bhairbéal leis na bairbéil

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bairbéal	bhairbéal	mbairbéal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Further reading

• Entries containing “bairbéal” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.