biolar

Irish

Alternative forms

• biolra, biorar

Etymology

From Middle Irish birar.

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɪləɾˠ/, /ˈbʲɪl̪ˠd̪ˠəɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɨ̞lˠəɾˠ/

Noun

biolar m (genitive singular biolair)

1. cress, watercress

Declension

Declension of biolar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative biolar Vocative a bhiolair Genitive biolair Dative biolar

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an biolar Genitive an bhiolair Dative leis an mbiolar don bhiolar

Derived terms

• biolar garraí (“garden cress”)
• biolar gréagáin (“cuckoo flower”)
• biolar Muire (“brooklime”)
• biolar trá (“scurvy grass”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
biolar	bhiolar	mbiolar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “biolar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “birar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “biolar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 67
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “biolar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN