boireann
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish bairenn, from Old Irish bairenn (“large stone; rocky district”), from Proto-Celtic *barinā (“rock, rocky ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥H- (“mountain”), from *gʷerH- (“to elevate”).
Noun
editboireann f (genitive singular boirne, nominative plural boireanna)
Declension
editDeclension of boireann
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
edit- (karst): carst m
Derived terms
edit- boireannach (“rocky; karsty”, adjective)
- féar boirne (“blue moor-grass”)
Descendants
edit- → English: Burren
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
boireann | bhoireann | mboireann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “boireann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bairenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 57
Scottish Gaelic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBy dissimilation from Old Irish boinenn (“female”) (compare Irish baineann).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editboireann (comparative boirinne)
Derived terms
editSee also
editMutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
boireann | bhoireann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Edward Dwelly (1911) “boireann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “boinenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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