Old Irish

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Etymology

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From berr +‎ -aid.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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berraid (verbal noun berrad)

  1. to shear, to clip
  2. to shave

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Irish: bearr
  • Scottish Gaelic: beàrr

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
berraid berraid
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
mberraid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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