barriall

Irish

Alternative forms

• barr-iall (superseded)

Etymology

barr- +‎ iall

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɑːˈɾˠiəl̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑːɾˠiəl̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠaːɾˠiəl̪ˠ/

Noun

barriall f (genitive singular barréille, nominative plural barriallacha)

1. lace, shoelace, bootlace

   Synonym: iall (bróige)

Declension

Declension of barriall

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative barriall barriallacha Vocative a bharriall a bharriallacha Genitive barréille barriallacha Dative barriall barriallacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bharriall na barriallacha Genitive na barréille na mbarriallacha Dative leis an mbarriall don bharriall leis na barriallacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
barriall	bharriall	mbarriall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “barriall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “barriall”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024